20km intermediate gravel loop in the Mahikeng Game Reserve — North West Parks’ reserve adjacent to the provincial capital contains white rhino, various antelope and the characteristic dry Bushveld of the western North West Province, providing accessible game reserve riding in close proximity to Mahikeng city.
Easy 22km gravel ride through Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve — a large North West dam reserve on the Vaal River near the Free State border offers flat gravel road riding alongside the expansive Bloemhof Dam with waterbird viewing, game including white rhino and the characteristic agricultural landscape of the southern North West Province.
Easy 18km gravel loop at Boskop Dam Nature Reserve near Potchefstroom — a well-used recreational dam reserve south of the university town on the Mooi River offers flat, accessible gravel road riding alongside the dam with waterbird viewing and the open Highveld grassland character of the western North West Province.
20km easy loop in Nylsvley Nature Reserve — the largest natural flood plain in southern Africa is an internationally recognised Ramsar Wetland Site where up to 70,000 waterbirds gather when the Nyl River floods, offering flat gravel road riding through one of South Africa’s most extraordinary birding habitats.
18km intermediate gravel loop in the Polokwane Game Reserve — a surprisingly large municipal game reserve on the edge of Limpopo’s capital city with white rhino, giraffe, zebra and a diversity of plains game on flat bushveld terrain offering accessible wildlife riding close to the city.
15km intermediate gravel loop to the Three Rondavels — South Africa’s most photographed canyon formation, three massive cylindrical rock towers rising from the Blyde River Canyon floor, is the centrepiece of a gravel road loop on the canyon rim with the defining views of the world’s third-deepest canyon.