Ride Collective
Community-built roads worth the detour. Drill down from continent to state and find your next ride.
Countries in Africa
10 rides · sorted by popularity
Western Cape · South Africa
Cape Peninsula Loop
Chapman's Peak Drive, the point where two oceans meet, and penguins at Boulders Beach. Chapmans closes in high wind.
Dr Tafilalet · Morocco
Dades and Todra Gorges
The Dades hairpins and the 1,300 ft limestone walls of Todra. Watch for donkeys in the shade of the narrows.
Eastern Cape · South Africa
Garden Route
Tsitsikamma forest and cliff-top ocean curves between Storms River and George. The Bloukrans bridge bungee is visible from the saddle.
Mpumalanga · South Africa
Panorama Route
Blyde River Canyon viewpoints, God's Window, and Bourke's Luck potholes. Mist rolls over the escarpment most afternoons.
Western Cape · South Africa
Route 62 Klein Karoo
South Africa's Route 62 through ostrich country and red rock passes. The Swartberg pass is gravel and glorious.
Kwazulu Natal · South Africa
Sani Pass
Eight kilometers of switchbacks from South Africa up to Lesotho's 9,400 ft border. Highest pub in Africa at the top.
Erongo · Namibia
Skeleton Coast C34
Where the Namib dunes meet the Atlantic fog. Shipwreck markers and empty tar all the way up to Torra Bay.
Souss Massa · Morocco
Tafraoute Anti-Atlas Loop
Granite boulder country with smooth tarmac sweepers around the Ameln valley. Cold mornings, warm afternoons, endless sight lines.
Marrakech Safi · Morocco
Tizi n'Test Pass
A crumbling, spectacular climb from the Souss plain to the High Atlas. Occasional rockfall; fuel in Asni before the ascent.
Marrakech Safi · Morocco
Tizi n'Tichka Pass
A 7,460 ft classic over the High Atlas with berber villages stacked on the switchbacks. Marrakech heat gives way to mountain air.