40km advanced Wild Coast epic — the full challenge of South Africa’s most spectacular unspoiled coastline on a sustained clifftop singletrack, beach and river crossing route between Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall that represents the pinnacle of Eastern Cape coastal mountain biking.
Easy 10km coastal boardwalk ride along the Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) beachfront — from the iconic Boardwalk entertainment complex along Humewood Beach and Hobie Beach on a flat, scenic promenade with Algoa Bay views throughout.
15km intermediate fynbos singletrack through the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve — South Africa’s finest endemic wildflower reserve protects a remarkable concentration of Eastern Cape fynbos on the rocky gorge terrain above the Van Stadens River, with extraordinary wildflower riding in spring.
28km intermediate forest loop from Stutterheim through one of the Eastern Cape’s most productive timber and indigenous forest areas — forest singletrack and gravel tracks through the misty Amatola foothills with indigenous forest encounters and mountain views.
22km intermediate rocky singletrack loop from Tarkastad — characteristic Central Karoo koppie terrain with rocky outcrops, sparse vegetation and the dramatic landscape of the Eastern Cape’s semi-arid interior, near the Commando Drift Nature Reserve.
35km advanced singletrack through the full depth of Tsitsikamma’s ancient indigenous forest — technical forest riding through towering yellowwoods and milkwoods, deep river gorge sections and the sustained physical challenge of one of South Africa’s most magnificent forest environments.
35km intermediate gravel grind from Uitenhage through the Sunday’s River Valley — citrus orchards, the productive agricultural landscapes of one of the Eastern Cape’s most fertile river valleys and the characteristic dry Valley Bushveld scenery between Gqeberha and Addo.
35km intermediate gravel loop from Queenstown through the Karoo-edge plains of the central Eastern Cape — a wide-open semi-arid landscape with distant koppies, sparse Karoo scrub and the vast sky characteristic of the Great Karoo’s eastern margin.
25km advanced descent from the Drakensberg escarpment toward Rhodes village — the Eastern Cape’s highest settlement offers a legendary shuttle descent from the Naude’s Nek plateau on one of the most dramatic mountain roads in South Africa.
30km intermediate gravel outride through the Sarah Baartman District — the heartland of the 1820 Settler country with farm roads through the Eastern Cape’s historic midlands, rolling terrain and the landscape that shaped a pivotal chapter in South African history.