Easy 7km farm track ride through the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site — an accessible introduction to one of South Africa’s most spectacular wilderness areas, with fynbos-covered mountains and the characteristic rugged beauty of the Baviaanskloof kloof.
Kakamas is the last town before the Augrabies Falls National Park on the N14 — a small Green Kalahari service town built on the Orange River irrigation scheme that transformed this desert stretch of the river into productive vineyard and date palm agricultural land in the late 1800s. The irrigation channels that radiate from the Orange River create a network of quiet farm roads that are ideal for flat, accessible gravel riding through some of the most unusual agricultural landscapes in South Africa.
The 25km Kakamas loop follows irrigation channel roads through vineyards, date groves and orchards along the riverbank — flat, low-traffic riding in a landscape that oscillates between lush cultivated green and the ochre-red Kalahari desert. The Griqua cultural history of the area adds a layer of historical significance — Kakamas was established in 1898 as a labour settlement for destitute Griqua people under the Dutch Reformed Church, and many of the original settlement buildings remain. A northern extension toward the Griqua heritage landscape provides longer gravel riding on desert farm roads for riders wanting more distance.
Kakamas is on the N14, 20km east of Augrabies Falls and 90km west of Upington. GPS: -28.7739, 20.6281. Kakamas Tourism: +27 54 431 0838.
The Kamieskroon area sits at the heart of the world’s most spectacular wildflower country — the 40km gravel loop through Namaqualand wildflower terrain is best ridden in August-September when the Succulent Karoo transforms into a carpet of colour. Includes access to the legendary Leliefontein 49km circular route and the Kamiesberg mountain pass.
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