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Red
Mountain bike area · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 85 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 85 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 85 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 85 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 85 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in three facts
- 4 routesmapped within 10 km
- Up to S1Singletrail scale
- Best Dec–Feb7 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 0 mm | 21°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
best Dec–Feb
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More mountain biking near here
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- VeloSolutions Pumptrack 10.3 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Red
4 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S1 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Aug to May. The nearest town to stay in is Stellenbosch.
- Routes 4 mountain bike routes mapped.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S1 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,370–US$2,670 each
about US$1,370–US$2,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$858–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$167–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,370–US$2,670 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Stellenbosch
17 min by car · 125 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Stellenbosch its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 26h 30m
About 26h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CPT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 45 min by road
Flights MDW → CPT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the trails
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