Easy 20km gravel loop from Orkney along the Vaal River — the small gold-mining town on the Vaal River south of Klerksdorp offers flat gravel riding alongside the Vaal River floodplain with excellent waterbird viewing and the open agricultural landscape of the southern North West Province.
Easy 22km farmland gravel loop from Ottosdal — a small North West plains town near the Malmani Goldfields historical area between Lichtenburg and Klerksdorp offers flat gravel riding through the characteristic sunflower and maize farmland of the central North West agricultural plains.
Advanced Pelindaba singletrack ride at Lion and Safari Park — the red route at this Magaliesberg Biosphere game reserve is described as ‘ready for some serious climbs,’ with approximately 50% singletrack, tricky descents toward the Crocodile River, beautiful mountain and plains views and sharp Pelindaba rock demanding respect on the technical sections.
Easy 12km cycle path and gravel loop through Potchefstroom — the North West University town’s recreational cycling infrastructure along the Mooi River and through the campus greenspace provides an accessible flat urban loop for students, residents and visitors to this significant educational and sporting city.
Easy 15km urban loop through Rustenburg — the platinum city at the foot of the Magaliesberg is one of North West Province’s most economically significant cities with a growing recreational cycling culture, connecting the city’s parks, the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve approach road and the Magaliesberg foothills on an accessible urban circuit.
22km advanced kloof loop in the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve above Rustenburg — accessing the reserve’s dramatic kloof terrain on the northern Magaliesberg slopes with the spectacular viewpoint from the Magaliesberg rim overlooking Rustenburg, the Pilanesberg and the North West Bushveld to the north.
Easy 22km grassland gravel ride from Sannieshof — a small North West Highveld plains town on the R503 between Lichtenburg and Vryburg surrounded by the sunflower and mixed farming landscape of the central North West, offering open, flat gravel riding through the Highveld agricultural plains.
Easy 25km savanna gravel ride from Schweizer-Reneke — one of the southernmost towns in North West Province in the semi-arid transitional zone between the Highveld and the Kalahari fringe, offering flat, open gravel riding through the dry savanna and farming landscape of the southern North West margin.
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.
20km intermediate gravel and bush track ride through the Ngaka Modiri Molema district — extending the district’s shorter loop into the drier Bushveld and community farming landscape west of Mahikeng for a more substantial intermediate session through the authentically remote western North West terrain.