About Routekeepers
A two-sided marketplace for permitted access to private SA farmland.
Identity-verified riders. Real money to the farmer. Per-permit accountability. Live first in the Western Cape for adventure motorbikes, opening across South Africa as farms onboard.
The three pillars
Anyone can build a marketplace website. The defensibility lives in relational trust between farmers and the platform, and in the accountability machinery riders sign up to.
Pillar 01 · Supply
Onboard the farmers, on their terms.
Founder-led: every farm is mapped on-site, contracted, photographed, and signed off in person. The farmer sets every rule that matters — windows, daily caps, off-limits zones, blackout dates, route changes — and Routekeepers enforces them. We never override the farmer.
Pillar 02 · Access
Per-farm code, manually rotated.
Each farm uses a keypad PIN, combination lock, or no lock at all — whatever's already on the gate. The farmer rotates the code; we push the latest to active permit holders by email, and surface it on the permit page.
Pillar 03 · Accountability
Verified at booking, manifested at the gate.
Every account is ID-verified (SA ID or passport; driver's licence + licence disc for the motorbike). Every rider on a permit is verified. The farmer sees the manifest before riders arrive. Bringing unverified riders means account suspension; repeat damage is charged back.
Scope discipline
What we deliberately do — and don't.
In scope
Permits on private land
Routes mapped on-site, signed by the farmer. One permit, one price, no surprises.
Stays on the farm
Wild camping under the stars, bookable alongside your permit. Designated campsites and built stays are on the way.
Identity at every step
Verified at signup, verified again per permit. Per-rider manifest visible to the farmer before arrival.
Farmer-friendly payouts
Each farm picks its own payout cadence. R500 flat referral fee for successful intros.
Out of scope
Standard turn-by-turn
Riders continue using their preferred navigation app. We hand over a GPX file so the route plugs into whatever you already use.
Multi-farm trip planning
Stringing routes together across public gravel and other farms — that's what existing planning tools do well.
Gear and rider-social
We don't sell tyres, route advice, or build a feed. A farm's own provisions — firewood, a fuel top-up — can ride along with your permit.
Insurance product
A possible future direction — nothing committed.
Want to ride? Got land?
The two-sided marketplace works because both sides actually show up. Pick your side.