10km intermediate singletrack through Bisley Nature Reserve — an indigenous bush nature reserve on the edge of Pietermaritzburg offering accessible urban mountain biking through KZN thornbush with valley views and regular wildlife sightings close to the city.
30km intermediate gravel and singletrack route from Blinkwater to Otto Dam through the KwaZulu-Natal midlands — rolling green hills, farm roads and the characteristic lush midlands landscape between Pietermaritzburg and the Drakensberg foothills.
18km expert-level technical singletrack at Cascades MTB Park — the most demanding trail in the Pietermaritzburg area with highly technical rocky features, advanced descents and the full challenge of one of KZN’s top technical riding venues.
Easy 8km flowing singletrack at Cascades MTB Park — a beginner-friendly introduction to the Cascades trail system with smooth, well-built singletrack through indigenous bush above Pietermaritzburg.
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.
30km intermediate gravel loop from Bathurst through the Eastern Cape’s pineapple farming heartland — farm roads past the world’s largest pineapple, rolling midlands countryside and the agricultural character of one of the Eastern Cape’s most historically significant settler towns.
35km advanced singletrack through the ancient Amatola Forest — one of South Africa’s most magnificent indigenous forest environments with towering yellowwoods, dense forest singletrack and technical rocky mountain terrain in the Eastern Cape’s most iconic mountain range.
20km intermediate forest ride through the Alfred Nzo District — indigenous forest tracks and gravel roads through the afromontane forest of the Eastern Cape highlands near the Lesotho border, with Drakensberg escarpment views throughout.
28km intermediate gravel loop through Addo Elephant National Park — ride in elephant country on one of South Africa’s most extraordinary wildlife cycling experiences, with elephant, lion, buffalo, rhino and leopard all resident in the park.
32km intermediate grassland loop from Cathcart through the Amatola Mountain foothills — rolling farm roads, grassland plateau views and the characteristic misty landscape of the Eastern Cape’s midlands dairy farming country.