Trails Free State

Free State

Golden Gate Highlands, Clarens gravel & Lesotho border mountain rides

60 Trails
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MTB

Phuthaditjhaba Sentinel View Trail

Phuthaditjhaba (start/finish)

20km advanced trail from Phuthaditjhaba toward the Sentinel — Drakensberg foothills riding with views toward the spectacular Amphitheatre and Sentinel…

20km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

QwaQwa Cultural Route

Phuthaditjhaba (start/finish)

28km intermediate cultural route through QwaQwa — Basotho villages, mountain scenery and Maluti foothills terrain weave through the cultural heartland…

28km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Reitz Grassland Sprint

Reitz (start/finish)

18km easy to intermediate gravel sprint from Reitz through open Highveld grassland — a quick, accessible loop through the agricultural…

18km
Easy
View Trail
MTB

Rosendal Mountain Escape

Rosendal (start/finish) | Fouriesburg (25km) | Clarens (30km)

22km intermediate MTB escape from the tiny sandstone village of Rosendal — rocky mountain terrain, Rooiberge views and the characteristic…

22km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Sasolburg Vaal River Trail

Sasolburg (start/finish)

25km intermediate Vaal River trail from Sasolburg — riverine singletrack and gravel paths along the Vaal River through an unlikely…

25km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Senekal Farm Roads Loop

Senekal (start/finish) | Bethlehem (60km)

35km intermediate farm roads loop from Senekal through the maize and sunflower farms of the eastern Free State — quiet…

35km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Smithfield Red Rock Route

Smithfield (start/finish) | Rouxville (40km)

32km intermediate red rock gravel and singletrack loop from Smithfield in the southern Free State — distinctive red sandstone outcrops,…

32km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Soetdoring Nature Reserve Loop

Bloemfontein (40km east)

20km intermediate MTB loop through Soetdoring Nature Reserve near Bloemfontein — game-viewing singletrack through semi-arid Karoo-edge bushveld with springbok, black…

20km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Tafu 22.16 Mile Route

Harrismith (30km) | Bethlehem (40km)

36km intermediate gravel and singletrack loop in the eastern Free State highlands — an off-the-radar Highveld route with mountain views…

36km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Thaba Nchu Mountain Loop

Thaba Nchu (5km) | Bloemfontein (55km east)

22km advanced MTB loop around the Thaba Nchu mountain in Maria Moroka National Park — rocky koppie singletrack with panoramic…

22km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Thabo Mofutsanyana Highland Trail

Phuthaditjhaba (start/finish)

35km advanced highland trail through the Thabo Mofutsanyana District — high-altitude MTB in the Maluti Mountains above QwaQwa with Drakensberg…

35km
Moderate
View Trail
MTB

Theunissen Goldfields Ride

Theunissen (start/finish) | Welkom (30km)

32km easy to intermediate gravel ride from Theunissen through the goldfields margin of the central Free State — flat gravel…

32km
Easy
View Trail