Montagu Trails
A diverse network of trails in the Klein Karoo featuring scenic mountain passes, technical singletrack, and relaxed town loops.
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Montagu’s Mountain Bike Renaissance
How a Karoo Town Built One of South Africa’s Most Exciting Trail Networks Tucked into the dramatic folds of the Langeberg Mountains along Route 62, the small Western Cape town of Montagu has long been known for its hot springs, dried fruit farms and spectacular Karoo landscapes. In recent years, however, the town has quietly…
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Arusha MTB Trails — Mount Meru Foothills
MTB on the slopes of Africa’s most perfect volcanic cone — 45km of trail through Mount Meru’s coffee and banana foothills, with Kilimanjaro rising above the horizon and giraffe, buffalo and colobus monkey as constant companions in Arusha National Park.
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Machame MTB Trails — Kilimanjaro Foothills
Singletrack on the slopes of the world’s highest freestanding mountain — 38km of trail rising through Kilimanjaro’s rainforest zone and coffee belt on the popular Machame route approach, with the glaciated summit towering 5,895m overhead and the plains of East Africa spreading below.
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Mabira Forest MTB — Uganda
East Africa’s finest forest MTB — 60km of singletrack through Mabira’s primeval rainforest canopy, 54km from Kampala. Chimpanzee calls, 300 bird species overhead, and red laterite singletrack threading through one of Uganda’s most biodiverse forest ecosystems. Day trip from Kampala or stay at the eco-lodge.
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Rwenzori Mountain Foothills Gravel — Uganda
Gravel riding at the foot of the Mountains of the Moon — 70km of laterite roads through tea and coffee plantations beneath the glaciated Rwenzori peaks, with the equator crossing mid-ride and chimpanzee forest within pedalling distance. Uganda’s most dramatic gravel destination.
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Ranomafana Rainforest MTB — Madagascar
MTB in one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems — 35km of singletrack through Madagascar’s rainforest among golden bamboo lemur, red-bellied lemur and the bizarre endemic flora of an island that has been isolated for 88 million years. Africa’s most exotic MTB destination.
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Mashatu Game Reserve MTB Safari — Botswana
Big 5 MTB safari in the private Mashatu Game Reserve of Botswana’s Tuli Block — guided riding through ancient baobab forests alongside elephant, lion, leopard and cheetah. The most exclusive MTB safari in southern Africa, accessed via a 4WD river crossing of the Limpopo into Botswana.
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Sossusvlei Desert Gravel — Namib-Naukluft
Gravel riding through the world’s oldest desert among the highest sand dunes on earth — 60km of piste threading to Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei and the Sesriem Canyon through the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The most visually spectacular gravel riding in Africa.
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Ouarzazate Desert MTB — Draa Valley
Pre-Saharan MTB through Morocco’s film capital and into the Draa Valley — 65km of desert piste past ancient kasbahs, date palm oases and the ksar villages of Aït Benhaddou. The gateway to the Sahara and the Jebel Sarhro massif for Morocco’s most adventurous riding.
