25km intermediate gravel and river track ride through the Groot Marico area — the setting for Herman Charles Bosman’s beloved Oom Schalk Lourens stories, the Groot Marico valley is one of North West Province’s most characterful places with the clear Marico River, the Marico Bushveld and the authentic bosveld character that has drawn writers and travellers for generations.
25km advanced mountain challenge from Magaliesburg village into the Magaliesberg range — the longer circuit climbs from the village into the mountain’s southern approaches on gravel roads and technical singletrack to access the famous views and the demanding quartzite terrain that defines the Magalies Monster race circuit.
20km intermediate gravel loop in the Mahikeng Game Reserve — North West Parks’ reserve adjacent to the provincial capital contains white rhino, various antelope and the characteristic dry Bushveld of the western North West Province, providing accessible game reserve riding in close proximity to Mahikeng city.
12km advanced full Kruin loop at Mountain Sanctuary Park — the complete Magalies Monster race circuit through the privately owned nature reserve deep in the Magaliesberg, described as ‘not for the faint-hearted’ and the signature mountain singletrack challenge in North West Province.
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.
18km intermediate gravel and farm track ride from Lichtenburg — the 1926 diamond rush boomtown on the central North West plains offers gravel riding through the sunflower and maize farmland surrounding this historically significant agricultural town with the flat Highveld horizon in every direction.
Easy 8km Blue Trail at Lion and Safari Park — the shortest of three MTB routes on this Magaliesberg Biosphere game reserve near Hartbeespoort combines 50% gravel road, 30% jeep track and 20% singletrack through a reserve rich in antelope and Bushveld wildlife, within the UNESCO Magaliesberg Biosphere and 40 minutes from Johannesburg.
18km intermediate gravel loop through the Madibeng area north of the Magaliesberg — the Madibeng Local Municipality covering Brits and the Hartbeespoort Dam’s northern catchment offers farm road riding through mixed Bushveld and the rocky Magaliesberg foothills terrain on the northern range edge.
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.
15km intermediate scenic gravel and singletrack loop from Magaliesburg village — the charming weekend destination village on the southern side of the Magaliesberg range near the Gauteng border offers beautiful foothills riding on gravel roads and connecting singletrack through some of the most scenic terrain in the Magaliesberg.