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Limpopo Offroad & 4x4

4x4 trails and scenic routes across Limpopo — the Waterberg bushveld trails around Vaalwater and Thabazimbi, the Soutpansberg mountain routes and Wyllie's Poort, the Magoebaskloof and Wolkberg passes, and the dramatic Abel Erasmus Pass down to the lowveld. Filter by region and grade.

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Abel Erasmus Pass & J.G. Strijdom Tunnel (R36) — Hoedspruit. A dramatic tarred escarpment pass on the R36 with a road tunnel, descending towards Hoedspruit and the lowveld
Blouberg Nature Reserve Trails — Vivo (Blouberg). Rugged reserve tracks beneath the Blouberg massif west of the Soutpansberg, home to a large Cape vulture colony
Chuniespoort (R37) — Polokwane. A tarred poort on the R37 cutting through the hills between Polokwane and the Sekhukhune lowveld towards Burgersfort
George's Valley Road (R528) — Haenertsburg. A scenic tarred gorge route between Haenertsburg and Tzaneen following the Broederstroom through indigenous forest
Grootwater 4x4 Trail — Lephalale. A roughly 30-kilometre bushveld trail about 39 kilometres from Lephalale (Ellisras)
Luvuvhu 4x4 Trail — Phalaborwa. A guided wilderness 4x4 trail run by Kruger National Park along its western boundary
Magoebaskloof Pass (R71) — Haenertsburg. A steep, forested tarred pass on the R71 dropping off the escarpment between Haenertsburg and Tzaneen
Malopeni 4x4 Eco Trail — Phalaborwa. A self-drive Kruger National Park eco-trail through mopane and bushwillow country near Phalaborwa
Marakele 4x4 Eco Trail (Matlabas / Zynkloof) — Thabazimbi. A technical two-day self-drive eco-trail through the mountains of Marakele National Park in the Waterberg
Mateke 4x4 Trail — Thabazimbi. Runs through the roughly 2,000-hectare Mateke Game Reserve about two hours from Pretoria
Melkrivier Gravel Route — Vaalwater. A quiet Waterberg gravel road linking Vaalwater to the Melkrivier valley and its museum and game farms
Rust de Winter Bundu 4x4 Trail — Rust de Winter. A bushveld 4x4 trail in the Rust de Winter area on the southern edge of the Waterberg
Serendipity 4x4 Eco Trails — Mookgophong (Naboomspruit). A 40-kilometre network of three interconnected 4x4 trails in the southern Waterberg
Shingwedzi 4x4 Eco Trail — Thohoyandou. A guided wilderness 4x4 eco-trail in the far northern Kruger region accessed from the Vhembe area
Waterberg Meander — Vaalwater. A scenic gravel touring loop linking farms, lodges and craft stops through the Waterberg around Vaalwater and Melkrivier
Wolkberg Wilderness Area Trails — Haenertsburg. Rough mountain tracks accessing the rugged Wolkberg Wilderness Area south of Magoebaskloof, mostly for hiking and…
Woodbush Forest Drive — Magoebaskloof. A gravel forest loop through the Woodbush indigenous forest and plantations, popular for birding and misty mountain…
Wyllie's Poort (N1) — Makhado (Louis Trichardt). A tarred N1 pass through the Soutpansberg north of Makhado featuring the twin Hendrik Verwoerd tunnels