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Ventersburg Challenge Loop

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The Ventersburg Challenge Loop is a 42km gravel ride from Ventersburg in the central Free State — a town on the transition zone between the agricultural Highveld and the goldfields district. The challenge loop explores both landscapes on a solid intermediate gravel route that builds distance gradually across the open Highveld plains.

What to Expect

Gravel and dirt roads on rolling central Highveld terrain. At 42km this is a committed intermediate effort requiring reasonable fitness and preparation. The landscape transitions from wheat and maize farming country to goldfields periphery as the route circles the town — a distinctive central Free State mix.

Getting There

Ventersburg is on the R34 in the central Free State. GPS: -28.0789, 27.1289.

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