20km intermediate gravel and track loop from Koster — a small North West town on the R24 at the foot of the Magaliesberg’s western end offers gravel riding with the characteristic rocky quartzite foothills of the ancient mountain range providing more topographic interest than the flat plateau terrain to the north.
10km advanced Kruin (Summit) Route at Mountain Sanctuary Park — a privately owned nature reserve deep in the Magaliesberg mountains that forms part of the Magalies Monster race circuit, with 12km of difficult mountain singletrack accessible on the full loop but the 10km Kruin option giving access to the summit terrain.
18km advanced mountain road and singletrack ascent from the Hartbeespoort Dam wall — climbing from the dam wall into the Magaliesberg range above with the full Hartbeespoort panorama progressively opening below as elevation is gained, one of the signature climb experiences for North West Province riders.
25km expert mountain circuit reaching the Magaliesberg summit above Hartbeespoort Dam — the full top-of-the-range circuit through the ancient quartzite Magaliesberg summit terrain, with the most expansive views in North West Province and the technical demands of the mountain’s upper ridgeline singletrack.
10km intermediate Hekpoort Valley loop from Sugarbush Hill Cottages — the starting point alternative to the full 50–70km Breedtsnek MTB route, this accessible 10km circuit uses the spectacular Breedtsnek dirt road through the Magaliesberg mountain pass between Rustenburg and Hartbeespoort for a rewarding shorter ride.
Easy 20km gravel ride from Itsoseng through the central North West Highveld — a rural community town between Lichtenburg and Delareyville surrounded by the typical flat Highveld sunflower and maize farmland of the central North West Province offers accessible, relaxed gravel riding through the agricultural plains.
Easy 15km urban gravel and paved loop through Jouberton — the large township component of the Klerksdorp city complex in the southern North West Province offers accessible urban riding through the community’s parks and open spaces connecting Jouberton to the Klerksdorp city centre on easy terrain.
19.5km intermediate Baviaanskrans Route through Kgaswane Mountain Reserve including the waterfall viewpoint and Garden of Remembrance — the 4,500-hectare North West Parks reserve on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg above Rustenburg hosts 19 marked trails on Trailforks and the Baviaanskrans Route is the most celebrated, combining reserve MTB riding with the waterfall and historic memorial.
15km intermediate gravel loop from Klerksdorp — the southern North West Province’s largest city in the gold-mining Witwatersrand Far West Rand has gravel roads through the semi-rural farmland and reclaimed mine land surrounding the city, with the rehabilitated mine dump landscape and the open Highveld plains as a distinctive riding environment.
15km intermediate gravel and farm track loop through the Hartbeeshoek area — the Hartbeeshoek Road corridor near the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site boundary south of the Hartbeespoort Dam offers rolling gravel farm riding through the rocky quartzite hills and mixed Bushveld of this peri-urban conservation corridor.