15km intermediate singletrack from Brits — the town at the foot of the Magaliesberg north of the Hartbeespoort Dam has a local trail-riding community using the foothills singletrack and farm roads in the Silkaatsnek area west of the Hartbeespoort, offering intermediate riding on the north-facing Magaliesberg foothills.
20km intermediate gravel and pass road ride through the Buffelspoort Valley — the scenic Buffelspoort Dam sits in a narrow mountain pass through the Magaliesberg on the R104 between Brits and Rustenburg, one of the classic ‘3 Dams’ motorcycle and cycling routes in the Magaliesberg region.
Easy 25km farmland gravel ride from Christiana — the diamond-rush historical town on the Vaal River near the Free State border offers flat gravel farm road riding through the alluvial diamond-farming landscape of the Vaal River basin, one of South Africa’s richest diamond deposit areas.
Easy 28km gravel plains ride from Delareyville — named for the Boer General de la Rey, this small North West plains town is surrounded by the flat sunflower and maize farmland of the central North West Highveld, offering open, accessible gravel riding through the characteristic agricultural plains of this Anglo-Boer War historical area.
Easy 30km savanna loop from Amalia in the western North West Province — gravel farm roads through the dry thornveld savanna of the western province on flat terrain with the characteristic wide-open Kalahari-fringe landscapes and big sky of this remote corner of North West.
8km intermediate mountain loop at Bergheim Resort in the Magaliesberg — the sa-venues listing describes this as 8km requiring reasonable fitness because of the climb, set in the beautiful Magaliesberg mountain environment near Rustenburg.
Easy 22km gravel ride through Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve — a large North West dam reserve on the Vaal River near the Free State border offers flat gravel road riding alongside the expansive Bloemhof Dam with waterbird viewing, game including white rhino and the characteristic agricultural landscape of the southern North West Province.
Easy 10km Bushveld ride through the Bojanala Region — the platinum-rich corridor between Rustenburg, Sun City and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve is surrounded by the typical mopane and mixed Bushveld of the North West Province interior, offering a quick accessible riding loop for visitors to the Bojanala tourism hub.
20km intermediate gravel and bush track loop through the Bojanala Bushveld — a longer, more varied exploration of the mopane and mixed Bushveld surrounding the platinum city of Rustenburg and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, with more wildlife encounters and terrain variety than the 10km option.
Easy 18km gravel loop at Boskop Dam Nature Reserve near Potchefstroom — a well-used recreational dam reserve south of the university town on the Mooi River offers flat, accessible gravel road riding alongside the dam with waterbird viewing and the open Highveld grassland character of the western North West Province.