22km intermediate rocky singletrack loop from Tarkastad — characteristic Central Karoo koppie terrain with rocky outcrops, sparse vegetation and the dramatic landscape of the Eastern Cape’s semi-arid interior, near the Commando Drift Nature Reserve.
35km advanced singletrack through the full depth of Tsitsikamma’s ancient indigenous forest — technical forest riding through towering yellowwoods and milkwoods, deep river gorge sections and the sustained physical challenge of one of South Africa’s most magnificent forest environments.
35km intermediate gravel grind from Uitenhage through the Sunday’s River Valley — citrus orchards, the productive agricultural landscapes of one of the Eastern Cape’s most fertile river valleys and the characteristic dry Valley Bushveld scenery between Gqeberha and Addo.
20km advanced cliffside ride from Port St Johns — dramatic Wild Coast clifftop singletrack between the iconic Gates of St Johns river gorge and Second Beach, with the most spectacular coastal riding scenery on the entire Eastern Cape coast.
14km intermediate fynbos singletrack at Misty Mountain Reserve — the yellow route adds variety to the reserve’s trail system with a different circuit of the Ibika plateau’s fynbos and forest terrain.
16km intermediate coastal loop from Morgan’s Bay — one of the Wild Coast’s most beautiful resort villages offers clifftop singletrack, lagoon paths and Indian Ocean views between the Morgan’s Bay lagoon and the Kei River mouth.
22km intermediate forest ride from Mount Frere through the indigenous coastal forests of the upper Wild Coast hinterland — forest tracks and gravel roads through subtropical forest in the high-rainfall zone above the Pondoland Coast.
Easy 10km bay ride through the Nelson Mandela Bay urban coastal corridor — a short, accessible city cycling route along Algoa Bay with Indian Ocean views, beach access and the relaxed beachfront atmosphere of South Africa’s windy city.
25km intermediate rural gravel loop through the OR Tambo District hinterland — rolling grassland hills, Xhosa homesteads, river valleys and the authentic rural Wild Coast landscape that surrounds one of the Eastern Cape’s most significant cultural heartlands.
25km intermediate savanna ride from Paterson through the Eastern Cape Valley Bushveld — dense spekboom thicket, kudu, elephant sign and the characteristic subtropical Valley Bushveld of the Sunday’s River region adjacent to Addo Elephant National Park.