42km intermediate gravel loop from Lindley — an extended version of the shorter route, pushing further into the Highveld farm road network with more varied terrain and wider views across the eastern Free State agricultural plains.
69km advanced gravel epic from Lindley — the longest of the three Lindley routes, a full-day Highveld gravel challenge through extensive farm road networks in the eastern Free State requiring fitness, navigation and full self-sufficiency.
30km intermediate loop from Memel Mahem Guest House through the Memel wetlands and surrounding Highveld grassland — one of the Free State’s most underrated riding destinations with outstanding birdwatching, wetland scenery and genuine rural hospitality.
25km intermediate singletrack and gravel loop from Ladybrand near the Lesotho border — sandstone koppie terrain with Lesotho highland views across the Caledon River, a quiet and scenic alternative to the busier Clarens and Ficksburg circuits.
40km intermediate gravel loop through the Lejweleputswa Goldfields — a unique industrial landscape of mine shafts, gold mine dumps and wide flat plains in the heart of the Free State goldfields, a distinctive South African riding environment.
28km intermediate Highveld grassland loop from Harrismith — wide gravel roads through open grassland with the dramatic Platberg mountain as a constant backdrop, a solid warm-up or standalone ride in the Drakensberg foothills gateway town.
18km advanced ascent and descent of the iconic Platberg — Harrismith’s flat-topped mountain summit with 360-degree Drakensberg and Highveld panoramas, a demanding technical ride for experienced riders in the eastern Free State.
35km easy to intermediate gravel wander from Heilbron through the wheat and maize fields of the northern Free State — flat Highveld farmland, seasonal golden wheat fields and wide open skies in one of the province’s most productive agricultural districts.
22km intermediate loop around Koppies Dam Nature Reserve — gravel tracks along a Ramsar-listed wetland with exceptional birdwatching, water views and a peaceful northern Free State setting well off the main MTB circuit.
50km intermediate gravel grind from Kroonstad through the rolling Highveld plains of the central Free State — a proper gravel cycling challenge on farm roads through maize country with the Vals River valley as the natural anchor point.