Hartbeespoort Mountain Top
The Hartbeespoort Mountain Top circuit is the full summit challenge above the dam — a 25km expert ride gaining the Magaliesberg ridgeline and traversing the mountain’s upper terrain before descending back to the resort area. The Magaliesberg at this point towers 400m above the plains — the summit views encompass the Hartbeespoort Dam below, the Pilanesberg Game Reserve to the north-west and on clear days the Johannesburg skyline to the south-east.
What to Expect
Mountain road, technical singletrack and gravel pass roads on expert terrain with very significant elevation gain. Rocky quartzite summit terrain demands expert bike-handling. The descent from the summit plateau is long and technical. This circuit forms part of the Magalies Monster race training routes used by competitive North West riders.
Getting There
Start from the Hartbeespoort Dam area. GPS: -25.7534, 27.8734.
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