Ride ALONE or as a GROUP.
Ride a SECTION of the trail or the WHOLE trail.
Either ride the trail on a SELF-GUIDED trip or join an organised TOUR GROUP.
Ride from SUNRISE TO SUNSET or just ride HALF DAYS
Whatever you do RIDE THE TRAIL.

Plan your trip to suit your own requirements

Self-Guided Trips

If you are wanting to embark on a SELF GUIDED trip on the Freedom Trail, whether for a week or a month, look at some of the TOUR OPTIONS.  Decide how many HOURS you want to spend in the saddle each day,  the SECTIONS of the FREEDOM TRAIL  that you want to ride and the frequency of REST DAYS.

1. To help you in your tour planning we have put together some TOUR OPTIONS.
2. Once you have looked at these take a look at the TRIP PLANNER and work out a proposed itinerary
   
3. Then follow the STANDARD BOOKING PROCEDURE .

Maps, Directions & Waypoints

The Freedom Trail is NOT MARKED yet. However, we provide DETAILED MAPS, DIRECTIONS and GPS WAYPOINTS for the different sections of the trail.  The directions give you a narrative route description, navigation points and distances between them.  The maps, directions and GPS waypoints can be downloaded off this website.

Guides

LOCAL COMMUNITY MOUNTAIN BIKE GUIDES are provided to you on the MALUTI section of the Freedom Trail. This service will be expanded to other sections.

Supported Tours 

The Freedom Trail has been set up so that it can be ridden unsupported.  However, if you are wanting to undertake a SUPPORTED tour we work with accredited TOUR OPERATORS who can assist you with this.

If this is what you have in mind just EMAIL US

   
Traversing Permits

The FREEDOM TRAIL is open to members of the public throughout the year. However, there are sections where it goes through privately owned land as well as proclaimed protected areas.  TRAVERSING PERMITS need to be obtained beforehand and the land managers will be notified of the dates that you will be riding.

To arrange a permit EMAIL US   

Accommodation

The accommodation included nature reserve cottages, village guest houses, refurbished caves, farm houses, country hotels, game lodges even a occasional Boer War block house.

All accommodation stops are FULLY SERVICED, providing bedding and towels,  so there's no need to carry tents or sleeping bags. Generally the accommodation points are 3-4 HOURS apart, making it possible to arrange your day to suit your time and riding ability. Accommodation should be BOOKED IN ADVANCE.
 
View the AVAILABLE ACCOMMODATION

Meals

All accommodation stops will provide ALL MEALS  - dinner, breakfast and a packed lunch.

Dinner generally consists of South African TRADITIONAL FARE such as marog (wild spinach), wildspastei (venison pie), babotie (curry), potjiekos (pot food) and will meet the basic dietary requirements (and the appetites) of multi-day cyclists.

WATER is available at all accommodation stops and about every 2-3 hours at points between the accommodation stops.