Orange River Gravel Routes — Rooibos Valley Loop
Easy
gravel
Upington, Northern Cape community Loading map…
Elevation profile
Min 195m · Max 243m · Gain 121m · 8.5 km
Route stats
- Distance
- 8.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 120 m
- −120 m descent
- Max grade
- 6.5%
- 1.4% avg
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Gravel
- Route type
- Loop
About this route
A gentle riverside cruise through the Rooibos tea plantations with ochre-coloured gravel tracks following irrigation canals and dried riverbeds. Perfect introduction to Orange River gravel riding with plenty of shade under acacia trees.