Gravel riding at the foot of the Mountains of the Moon — 70km of laterite roads through tea and coffee plantations beneath the glaciated Rwenzori peaks, with the equator crossing mid-ride and chimpanzee forest within pedalling distance. Uganda’s most dramatic gravel destination.
Easy 18km gravel loop from Stilfontein — the small gold-mining satellite town east of Klerksdorp in the southern North West Province offers flat gravel road riding through the typical mine-fringe and grassland terrain of the Witwatersrand Far West Rand with the distinctive landscape of shaft headgear, mine dumps and reclaimed grassland as backdrop.
Easy 20km heritage gravel ride from Taung — site of one of the most significant palaeontological discoveries in history, where the Taung Child (Australopithecus africanus) skull was found in 1924, offering gravel riding through the dry Kalahari-fringe landscape of the southern North West near a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Easy 15km gravel ride through the Ngaka Modiri Molema district — the western North West district centred on the provincial capital Mahikeng covers dry Bushveld terrain on the Botswana border fringe, offering flat gravel road riding through the farming and community landscape of this semi-arid western district.
Easy 18km savanna gravel ride through the Lehurutshe area — a rural North West community near the Botswana border corridor between Zeerust and Mafikeng offers gravel road riding through the dry savanna and thornveld of the western North West Province on easy terrain with the open flat landscape of the Botswana border zone.
Easy 10km gravel ride from Mahikeng — North West Province’s capital city (known historically as Mafeking, site of the famous Boer War siege) offers accessible gravel road riding through the dry Bushveld surrounding the capital, with the Mahikeng Game Reserve and the city’s historical sites in the broader riding context.
Easy 20km gravel ride from Itsoseng through the central North West Highveld — a rural community town between Lichtenburg and Delareyville surrounded by the typical flat Highveld sunflower and maize farmland of the central North West Province offers accessible, relaxed gravel riding through the agricultural plains.
Easy 15km gravel ride through the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district — the Kalahari fringe terrain around Vryburg in the western North West Province offers dry thornveld gravel riding through the semi-arid Kalahari-edge landscape of one of South Africa’s least-visited regions.
25km intermediate gravel loop from Vaalwater — the central hub town of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve offers gravel road riding through the characteristic red sandstone and mixed Bushveld of the Waterberg’s most densely populated game and lodge area.
25km intermediate gravel ride from Thohoyandou through the Venda highlands — the cultural capital of the Vhavenda people offers gravel road riding through the beautiful green hills and sacred landscapes of northern Limpopo, connecting the iconic Venda cultural sites and tea gardens of this extraordinary corner of South Africa.