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.
22km intermediate gravel and bush track loop from Phalaborwa — the Lowveld mining and safari town at Kruger’s western Phalaborwa Gate offers gravel riding through the flat mopane bushveld with wildlife from the surrounding private reserves visible and the Kruger boundary just beyond the town’s eastern edge.
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.
Easy 20km gravel sprint from Mokopane — the Waterberg’s most significant town near the famous Makapan Valley fossil site (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) offers accessible gravel road riding through the Bushveld terrain on the town’s agricultural fringe with the Waterberg landscape as backdrop.
Easy 25km farmland gravel loop from Mookgophong — the small Waterberg farming town between Bela-Bela and Mokopane offers relaxed gravel riding through the mopane and Waterberg bushveld with citrus and cattle farming on the Waterberg plateau edge.
20km intermediate gravel ride from Musina through the baobab forests of the far north — South Africa’s northernmost town near the Zimbabwe border is surrounded by the world’s most spectacular baobab forests, ancient trees thousands of years old in a dramatic hot Limpopo landscape.
6km purpose-built XCO cross-country race track behind Stanford Lake College — designed by acclaimed Karkloof trail builder Hilton Turvey, this compact but technically demanding cross-country circuit serves as a link between the Blue, Green and Yellow TMA routes and as the venue for the annual Magoebaskloof MTB Classic race.
25km intermediate game road loop in Marakele National Park — a hidden gem among South Africa’s national parks with the world’s largest Cape vulture colony, Big 5, spectacular Waterberg mountain scenery and far fewer visitors than the major parks, offering a unique wildlife riding experience.
35km intermediate gravel grind from Modimolle through the Waterberg foothills — the historic Nylstroom area at the foot of the Waterberg offers excellent gravel road riding through farming country with the Waterberg plateau on the western horizon and the Nyl River flood plain as a unique natural feature.
12km intermediate loop through the Modjadji Cycad Reserve — home to the world’s largest concentration of Modjadji cycads (Encephalartos transvenosus), the ancient cycad forest of the mythical Rain Queen is one of the most botanically extraordinary landscapes in Africa.