The Greytown MTB Festival has maintained the stage race concept of  the event. Stage races have become popular in the past year, however all of them cater for those who ride between 70-80km a day.

The Greytown MTB Festival will cater for  riders of varying skills, with the option of two distances on Saturday and another two distances on Sunday. You can choose the combinations that suits you. A long ride one day a short ride the next or vise versa. In addition, if you cannot make any one of the days you can enter any single event.

Trail runs are offered on Sunday morning

The Sunday 42km is still part of the KZN classic series.

Saturday 7th May

50km or 31km  (Day 1 of Stage and Half Stage events)

There are two routes that take riders into sections of the surrounding forests farm lands open veld and valley bushveld with thrilling mtb and breathtaking views. You will experience routes that are not normally available to the public.

10km Family Ride and 3km Fun Ride

This is more a social ride for those not involved with the down hill speed freaks. The ideal time to ride with your kids or walk the course as they cycle . The course will be marshalled and followed by a sweeper vehicle.

Sunday 8th May

(Starke Ayres Greytown Classic)

42km Route  (KZN Super Classic Series)

The course is not common with the 26km . It has the full spectrum of conditions in the plantations and expands into more opens grass veld with magnificent views of the Muden and Mhlopeni valleys viewed from the cliff edges after the “switchback slopes”.

More speedy down hills, more single track and more thrills over all. Water tables are spread along the course.

Prize giving will be as soon as possible after winners are home. Short and sharp.

26km Intermediate Route (KZN Super Classic Series)

This is a scenic yet challenging route that offers intermediate riders a taste of all that Classic mountain biking is really about over a shorter distance of 26 km. Challenging but easily attainable – if you’ve done your homework!

This 26 km route is independant of the 42 km Classic route. It will give riders who are in the transition between shorter and Classic rides some insight into the bigger league. The ride traverses a combination of open forestry roads and rough forest tracks interspersed with more technical (rocky) single track and some fast open down- hills.

There will be water tables along the route.

10km Family and 3km Fun Ride

Aimed at the novice cyclists who want to test their skills.

The course is all on open road with no technical sections. There are  small hills and lots of flat and easy going down hills. A very easily ride-able course with lovely views and scenery overlooking Greytown.

There will be a water table along the route and will be marshals and sweeper vehicles. Supporters can walk the course.

Trail Run

There will be 2 trail run options offered on Sunday. These are the 26km and 10km courses. These start at 6.30 am and will be marshalled and have water tables.