Trompsburg Karoo Loop
40km intermediate Karoo gravel loop from Trompsburg in the southern Free State — semi-arid landscape, sparse Karoo scrub, big silence and the vast scale of the Great Karoo’s northern edge on a meditative and remote gravel ride.
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Tweeling Twin Farms Trail
30km intermediate gravel ride from the twin-themed town of Tweeling through the productive eastern Free State farmland — a quiet, characterful loop through sunflower and maize country with the honest simplicity of Highveld farm road riding.
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Tweespruit Countryside Loop
28km intermediate countryside gravel loop from Tweespruit east of Bloemfontein — open Highveld farmland, a relaxed pace and the understated charm of the central Free State’s agricultural interior on a quiet and accessible rural route.
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Reitz Grassland Sprint
18km easy to intermediate gravel sprint from Reitz through open Highveld grassland — a quick, accessible loop through the agricultural surrounds of this eastern Free State farming town, ideal as a warm-up or standalone easy day ride.
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Rosendal Mountain Escape
22km intermediate MTB escape from the tiny sandstone village of Rosendal — rocky mountain terrain, Rooiberge views and the characteristic eastern Free State sandstone landscape near the Lesotho border, a hidden gem between Clarens and Fouriesburg.
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Sasolburg Vaal River Trail
25km intermediate Vaal River trail from Sasolburg — riverine singletrack and gravel paths along the Vaal River through an unlikely riding destination, a quality green corridor escape from the industrial surroundings of the northern Free State’s chemical city.
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Soetdoring Nature Reserve Loop
20km intermediate MTB loop through Soetdoring Nature Reserve near Bloemfontein — game-viewing singletrack through semi-arid Karoo-edge bushveld with springbok, black wildebeest and over 200 bird species in a quiet reserve west of the Free State capital.
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Parys Vredefort Dome Loop
45km advanced loop around the Vredefort Dome — the world’s largest and oldest meteorite impact crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with ancient geological terrain, the Vaal River and dramatic eroded rock formations on a challenging Free State epic.
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Petrus Steyn Farmland Loop
38km intermediate Highveld farmland loop from Petrus Steyn — gravel farm roads through the productive maize and sunflower country of the eastern Free State on a quiet, solitary rural gravel ride far from the crowds.
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Phuthaditjhaba Sentinel View Trail
20km advanced trail from Phuthaditjhaba toward the Sentinel — Drakensberg foothills riding with views toward the spectacular Amphitheatre and Sentinel peak, one of the most dramatic mountain backdrops accessible by mountain bike in South Africa.