18km intermediate gravel and mountain track from the Drakensberg Boys Choir School area through the Champagne Valley foothills — a scenic foothills loop through the valley below the Central Drakensberg escarpment with the choir school’s famous setting as the route backdrop.
22km intermediate loop around Midmar Dam — Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s popular midlands water resort offers dam shoreline riding with nyala, impala and waterbird sightings through the rolling midlands landscape above Pietermaritzburg.
18km intermediate singletrack through Shongweni Resource Reserve — KZN Wildlife’s bushveld reserve close to Durban offers indigenous bush riding with white rhino, nyala and plains game sightings through rolling hinterland terrain accessible from the city.
22km intermediate forest ride through the Nkandla Forest Reserve — one of KwaZulu-Natal’s largest remaining indigenous forest areas in the Zululand hinterland with towering yellowwoods, dense forest singletrack and a rich forest ecosystem rarely explored by cyclists.
15km intermediate singletrack and gravel loop to World’s View — the famous lookout above Pietermaritzburg rewards the climb with panoramic views across the KZN midlands, the city and the green valleys stretching toward the Drakensberg on the western horizon.
25km advanced guided eco-trail from Zululand Eco-Lodge — a unique cultural and wildlife MTB experience in the heart of Zululand near Ulundi with the possibility of white rhino, nyala and Zulu cultural site encounters on a guided trail through authentic northern KZN lowveld.
20km intermediate gravel and singletrack short loop from Howick — a compact version of the highland circuit accessible to regular intermediate riders, combining Karkloof-area farm roads and trail sections with the Howick Falls as an iconic start and finish landmark.
20km intermediate trail from Three Tree Hill Lodge — a luxury lodge experience near Spioenkop Dam with guided MTB rides through northern KZN bushveld, Drakensberg escarpment views and exceptional lodge hospitality in one of KZN’s most scenic areas.
40km advanced gravel and dirt road ride through the Tugela Valley — the upper Tugela River drains the Northern Drakensberg and its valley offers spectacular riding through KZN’s most dramatic mountain river country with Drakensberg escarpment views throughout.
18km intermediate singletrack through Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve — Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s reserve at the Howick Falls gorge offers bush singletrack through the steep-sided valley below the famous falls with exceptional birding and wildlife throughout.