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My name is Nicholas. I’m a 32 year old engineer and photographer with a strong passion for mountain biking and the outdoors. I moved to Ballito two and a half years ago, and since then I’ve spent countless hours exploring the trails at Holla Trails - from crisp winter morning rides to golden summer sunsets. I enjoy combining adventure with creativity, capturing outdoor pursuits with my camera. Whether I’m on the bike or behind the lens, I’m always looking for new ways to document

My name is Errin Mackridge. I’m a passionate and competitive cyclist that does both mountain biking and road cycling. I’ve been riding at holla trails ever since I first started cycling when I was around 4 years old, so I think I have the right to basically call it my second home! Holla Trails has played a huge part in my journey of becoming the best version of myself, on and off the bike. From learning to pedal in a

An Architect who represents Burnt Running Club Umhlanga over the weekends. You'll always find me outdoors, on the road or on the bike, as it's the only place my girlfriend can't tell me what to do - hence why I love the escape Holla Trails offer. What I love most about Holla Trails: The escape from the city life within the city will always be the best part about Holla Trails.

I absolutely love Holla trails!! I’ll hit holla trails at least once or twice a week! I’ve done a few of the night rides as well! I’m super adventurous and active with training everyday at gym/running/swimming/cycling.

I began racing and training with Drivetrain in 2023. Since then, Holla Trails has been a key contributor to my progression as a competitive rider. The 2025 season marked significant results, including a 2nd place at an SA Cup XCO, the KZN Most Improved Male Rider award, multiple XCO and XCM podiums. Holla’s trail network and diverse terrain provide the ideal environment to prepare for a competition, making it an essential part of my training. What I love most about Holla Trails: The friendly

I am a mountain biker, usually doing marathon and stage races. I love trails and learning different techniques on the trails. This year I will be more into content creation with the crew I used to shoot with. An insert that I shot at holla, ended up airing on supersport back in 2023. What I love most about Holla Trails: Holla trails has different varieties of trails and they stretch longer for long rides which I enjoy doing. The trails have different

I’m a professional cyclist, as well as a junior coach at drivetrain academy. Building the next generation of cyclists in kzn. I enjoy holla, for every sort of riding, from fun trail rides to interval sessions on some of the awesome climbs. The coffee at the end of a ride is always worth the stop where you get to meet new people and mingle a bit. What I love most about Holla Trails: The community.

Holla trails is where I have been training and working on myself as a rider for years, and would love to help develop and grow the trails even further. What I love most about Holla Trails: The trailhead.

I have been racing School Nationals 3 times already. I'm a junior Category rider. I love to race against my friends and shred the trails together to have fun. Holla gives the perfect amount of trail, fun, climbing and hanging out with friends before and after a ride. I am 17 turning 18 in April. I'm constantly trying to stay at the top level and progress as a mountain biker wanting to race world cups and make a name for

When I was just 1yrs old my dad took me on my first ride at Holla and that's where the passion started. I used to ride on his bike with him. Then I got my first Specialized Hotwalk bike which I used to love riding in the field and forest, (especially the mud puddles), while my parents walked. For my 4th birthday I got my first 14" pedal bike which I actually learnt to ride on the fields and hills at