Koeberg Nature Reserve mountain bike funride.

Take a spin on family-friendly bicycle routes and be awed at every turn by majestic indigenous plants and wildlife.
A great way to see the Koeberg Nature Reserve is on a bicycle and there are several routes to follow. The area is pretty flat, with less than 50 metres of climbing, so it’s great for beginners and families as well as more seasoned cyclists.
Located just off the R27, the Koeberg Nature Reserve in Melkbosstrand provides information on the Koeberg Power Station as well as printed guides for two walking trails in the reserve. Visitors are treated to a range of fauna and flora with two major types of veld present in the reserve: West Coast Strandveld and Duineveld.

Mountain bikers can expect to see Eland, Grysbok, Steenbok, Bontebok and Springbok. Caracal, the African Wild Cat, Grey Mongoose and Genet can also be spotted. For birdwatchers, 153 species of birds have been recorded at Koeberg, including Ostrich and the African Fish Eagle.

To enter through the main entrance gate you will be required to produce some form of picture ID (driver’s license/green ID book) card as this is a legislated National Key Point. No photographs may be taken of the nuclear facility or any of the related installations. Photographs can be taken along the cycling routes though as long as they do not include any of the installations in the photo.
You will need to sign in and thereafter you will be given a visitors sticker which you need to keep with you at all times as this trail will take you past the other entrance gate and the security officials there may want to check that you have signed in.
Pack a picnic lunch and stop at the bird hide where you’re likely to spot great white Pelican, greater Flamingo, African fish eagle as well as various Gulls, Herons and Egrets.

Basic agenda:
This 30 km funride starts and ends near the Koeberg Visitors Centre.
Shortly after the funride starts, we reach the Koeberg Nature Conservation Offices. From here we head north all along the eastern border of the Koeberg Nature Reserve with the West Coast Road (R27) on your righthand side. A sandy gravel road takes us westwards to reach the Atlantic Ocean, passing by a Trig Beacon and a hut. We stop at Lookout Point to see if we can spot Seal Ledges Island. From here, we head inland again to the Bird Hide Dams to have a well deserved coffee break at the 17 km mark. The last parts of this funride follow good gravel roads and sometimes sandy jeeptracks to get back at the carpark.

Fee to join the funride: Free!
Bring along: Your own mountain bike, road bike helmet, small backpack with energy snacks and coffee, pump or tyre inflator, small first aid kit.
Rain cancels.
Indemnity: When attending this cycling event you indicate that you have read and accepted our Indemnity as below.
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, AND INDEMINITY AGREEMENT
This agreement includes a release of liability and waiver legal rights and deprives you of the right to sue Boland Adventures, and other parties.
Please inform Marius or Elaine of any medical conditions before the hike.

About the Koeberg Nuclear Station and the West Coast Biodiversity Corridor:
The reserve provides some members of the local community with an opportunity to generate income by cutting rooikrans (vegetation) to sell for firewood. This activity serves the dual purpose of removing an invasive alien species and empowering between 50 and 100 otherwise unemployed people to earn an income.

A hidden natural asset within the reserve is a large aquifer or underground lake. The Blaauwberg Municipality pumps approx. 6 000 million litres of water per year from the aquifer for the town of Atlantis, supplying the whole town's water needs. The water quality and level of the water table is monitored by the Blaauwberg Municipality and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).