|

Clarens 34.71 Mile Loop

🏔️ TRAIL CONDITIONS TODAY
Updated 2 hours ago · 🗺️ Free State (province average)
☀️
10°C
Clear skies · Good riding
Perfect Conditions
Great day to ride — 0% chance of rain, dry trails expected.
💧 Precipitation 0%
💦 Humidity 50%
💨 Wind 7 km/h
🚵 HOW ARE THE TRAILS TODAY? Tap your condition then submit
📌
RIDER REPORTS
What riders are saying on the trail
Loading reports…

The Clarens 34.71 Mile Loop (56km) is the full Clarens experience — a demanding advanced-level circuit through the sandstone mountains and valleys surrounding the village that takes riders deep into the eastern Free State’s most spectacular terrain. Extended climbing, technical singletrack descents and views that stretch into Lesotho make this one of the finest long rides in the province.

What to Expect

At 56km with significant elevation gain across the Rooiberge terrain, this is a route that requires proper fitness, bike-handling experience and full self-sufficiency. The sandstone singletrack is engaging throughout, and the gravel road linking sections pass through working farm country with open landscapes and mountain backdrops. The descent sections back toward Clarens are fast and flowing.

Practical Notes

Start before 07:00 to complete comfortably and avoid summer afternoon thunderstorms. Carry at least 3L of water, emergency food and basic tools. Download the GPX track from Trailforks before riding — route-finding without navigation is difficult in the mountain sections.

Getting There

Start in Clarens village. GPS: -28.5256, 28.4312.

n

🌐 Visit Official Trail Website →

Rate This Trail

No ratings yet
5 ★
0
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

How would you rate this trail?

More Trails in Free State

9 trails
MTB Moderate

Sasolburg Vaal River Trail

Sasolburg (start/finish)

25km intermediate Vaal River trail from Sasolburg — riverine singletrack and gravel paths along the Vaal…

25km
MTB Moderate

Frankfort River Ride

Frankfort (start/finish)

32km intermediate river valley loop from Frankfort — gravel roads along the Wilge River through the…

32km
MTB Moderate

Parys Berakah Eco Trail

Parys (5km)

25km intermediate eco trail through Berakah Nature Reserve on the Vaal River at Parys — riverine…

25km
MTB Easy

Theunissen Goldfields Ride

Theunissen (start/finish) | Welkom (30km)

32km easy to intermediate gravel ride from Theunissen through the goldfields margin of the central Free…

32km
MTB Moderate

QwaQwa Cultural Route

Phuthaditjhaba (start/finish)

28km intermediate cultural route through QwaQwa — Basotho villages, mountain scenery and Maluti foothills terrain weave…

28km
MTB Moderate

Basotho Cultural Village Loop

Phuthaditjhaba (10km) | Harrismith (60km)

18km intermediate singletrack loop from the Basotho Cultural Village in QwaQwa — mountain terrain through the…

18km
MTB Moderate

Kroonstad Gravel Grind

Kroonstad (start/finish)

50km intermediate gravel grind from Kroonstad through the rolling Highveld plains of the central Free State…

50km
MTB Moderate

Smithfield Red Rock Route

Smithfield (start/finish) | Rouxville (40km)

32km intermediate red rock gravel and singletrack loop from Smithfield in the southern Free State —…

32km
MTB Moderate

Ficksburg Cherry Trail

Ficksburg (start/finish)

25km intermediate MTB trail from Ficksburg through sandstone mountains and cherry orchards — the Free State's…

25km