Easy 20km savanna sprint from Northam — a small platinum-mining Waterberg town on the R510 between Thabazimbi and Brits surrounded by the flat savanna of the western Waterberg plateau, offering accessible gravel road riding through the mining and farming landscape of this platinum-rich corridor.
20km easy loop in Nylsvley Nature Reserve — the largest natural flood plain in southern Africa is an internationally recognised Ramsar Wetland Site where up to 70,000 waterbirds gather when the Nyl River floods, offering flat gravel road riding through one of South Africa’s most extraordinary birding habitats.
22km intermediate gravel and bush track loop from Phalaborwa — the Lowveld mining and safari town at Kruger’s western Phalaborwa Gate offers gravel riding through the flat mopane bushveld with wildlife from the surrounding private reserves visible and the Kruger boundary just beyond the town’s eastern edge.
Easy 20km gravel sprint from Mokopane — the Waterberg’s most significant town near the famous Makapan Valley fossil site (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) offers accessible gravel road riding through the Bushveld terrain on the town’s agricultural fringe with the Waterberg landscape as backdrop.
Easy 25km farmland gravel loop from Mookgophong — the small Waterberg farming town between Bela-Bela and Mokopane offers relaxed gravel riding through the mopane and Waterberg bushveld with citrus and cattle farming on the Waterberg plateau edge.
20km intermediate gravel ride from Musina through the baobab forests of the far north — South Africa’s northernmost town near the Zimbabwe border is surrounded by the world’s most spectacular baobab forests, ancient trees thousands of years old in a dramatic hot Limpopo landscape.
10km expert TMA Black Route from Magoebaskloof Adventures — 5km of highly technical singletrack hugs the contours of the Letaba Gorge through riverine forest, with a steep climb delivering spectacular Georges Valley views before a demanding technical descent back to the start.
17km easy TMA Yellow Route through the Magoebaskloof plantation forests — the least technical route in the Tourism Magoebaskloof Association trail network links Haenertsburg to the Cheerio valley along the Broederstroom River on a mix of forestry roads and gentle singletrack suitable for beginners.
6km purpose-built XCO cross-country race track behind Stanford Lake College — designed by acclaimed Karkloof trail builder Hilton Turvey, this compact but technically demanding cross-country circuit serves as a link between the Blue, Green and Yellow TMA routes and as the venue for the annual Magoebaskloof MTB Classic race.
25km intermediate game road loop in Marakele National Park — a hidden gem among South Africa’s national parks with the world’s largest Cape vulture colony, Big 5, spectacular Waterberg mountain scenery and far fewer visitors than the major parks, offering a unique wildlife riding experience.