Easy 10km fynbos singletrack at Misty Mountain Reserve — an accessible introduction to Eastern Cape fynbos riding on the Ibika plateau, suitable for beginners and families, with Indian Ocean views and the comfort of a world-class reserve.
25km advanced technical fynbos singletrack at Misty Mountain Reserve — the most demanding trail on the Ibika plateau with technical rocky sections, extended climbing and the full challenge of Eastern Cape fynbos riding on a world-class reserve.
Easy 15km urban loop through Mdantsane — one of South Africa’s largest townships offers accessible community riding on paths and tracks through a vibrant Eastern Cape urban environment, connecting parks and open spaces near East London.
20km intermediate dam ride through Mthatha Dam Nature Reserve — gravel tracks along the Wild Coast’s most significant water catchment with game viewing, birdwatching and the highland hinterland landscape that feeds the rivers of the Pondoland coast.
15km intermediate high-altitude plateau ride in the Joe Gqabi District — above 1,800m in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg foothills with Lesotho border views, sub-alpine grassland and the dramatic highland landscape of the province’s highest and most remote district.
22km intermediate singletrack along the Kariega River estuary — riverine forest singletrack, lagoon views and the beautiful coastal setting between the Kariega and Bushman’s Rivers where elephant and game from neighbouring reserves occasionally venture to the riverbanks.
18km intermediate coastal loop from Kei Mouth at the Great Kei River mouth — the gateway to the true Wild Coast north of the Kei, with clifftop singletrack, lagoon views and the dramatic mouth of one of the Eastern Cape’s great river systems.
Easy 12km beach and coastal path ride at Kenton-on-Sea — the Eastern Cape’s most beautiful beach village offers relaxed coastal cycling between the Bushman’s and Kariega Rivers with Indian Ocean beaches and river lagoon views.
30km intermediate farmland gravel ride from King William’s Town through the productive farming country of the Amatola foothills — gravel roads past settler farms, Xhosa community land and the historically significant landscape between the Buffalo River and the Amatola Mountains.
28km advanced mountain loop from Lady Grey through the Witteberg Mountains — dramatic rocky terrain with Lesotho border views, technical singletrack climbing and the spectacular highland landscape of the northeastern Eastern Cape at its most dramatic.