18km guided bushveld ride from Phabeni Gate in the Kruger National Park — the southern Kruger’s quieter western entry point offers guided MTB rides through prime Lowveld bushveld with elephant, buffalo, giraffe and a remarkable diversity of Lowveld wildlife on a more intimate guided ride than the larger rest camp alternatives.
35km intermediate gravel valley ride through the Schoemanskloof — the narrow, forested valley between Nelspruit and Waterval Boven is one of Mpumalanga’s most scenic drives and a superb gravel riding route with indigenous forest patches, waterfalls and the lush subtropical character of the Escarpment foothills.
28km intermediate gravel ride along the Crocodile River between Nelspruit and Malelane — the Crocodile River defines the southern boundary of the Kruger National Park and the gravel roads along its southern bank offer subtropical farm riding with wildlife visible on the northern Kruger bank and the characteristic Lowveld heat and vegetation throughout.
20km intermediate singletrack at Hartfell Adventure Farm — a Dullstroom highland adventure farm listed on Trailforks with flowing singletrack through highland grassland and indigenous bush above the Dullstroom valley, combined with trout fishing, horse riding and chalets for a complete highland getaway.
30km advanced mountain and gravel trail through the Nkomazi wilderness area of southern Mpumalanga — the remote mountain terrain of the Barberton foothills between the Makhonjwa Mountains and the Swaziland border offers serious advanced riding through one of the most wild and under-explored landscapes in the province.
15km intermediate gravel loop to the Three Rondavels — South Africa’s most photographed canyon formation, three massive cylindrical rock towers rising from the Blyde River Canyon floor, is the centrepiece of a gravel road loop on the canyon rim with the defining views of the world’s third-deepest canyon.
Easy 12km lake loop at Lake Umuzi near Secunda — a popular outdoor recreation lake in the industrial Mpumalanga Highveld with stocked fishing dams, sunset vistas and an accessible gravel path around the dam shoreline ideal for relaxed recreational riding close to one of Mpumalanga’s major industrial towns.
15km intermediate forest singletrack at MTO Paradise Falls near Sabie — part of the extensive MTO Forestry Sabie trail network with 4 dedicated mapped trails, this loop combines plantation and indigenous forest singletrack with access to the Paradise Falls waterfall feature in the Sabie forest system.
30km advanced singletrack at Bezhoek Private Nature Reserve — the red route covers the full extent of this well-developed Middelburg bushveld trail network with 148 mapped Trailforks trails, delivering the most demanding and varied single-venue MTB experience available in the Mpumalanga Highveld industrial heartland.
30km intermediate gravel ride from Komatipoort along the Mozambique border — South Africa’s southernmost Lowveld town at the Kruger/Mozambique border offers flat gravel road riding through the Komati River flood plain with the possibility of elephant, hippo and Lowveld wildlife visible from the road.