Explore By Bike
Explore the many gravel roads in and around De Rust. Here are a few ideas for your bike ride, but there are many more.
Bospad Circular Route
A relatively short ride through De Hoop onto the Middelplaas Road. Returning on the Bospad Road which is a private farm road. The farmer has made a gap in the fence for bicycles when you reach the locked gate.
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Middelplaas Circular Route
A ride along most of the Middelplaas Road. Ride through De Hoop (a farm), Middelplaas and alongside a railway line. Cross the Olifants River many times before heading back via Rietvalley and the Bospad Road.
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Stompdrift Dam and Back
Ride to the Stopmdrift Dam Wall and back. You can detour at the sign to Die Gat (once through Middelplaas and over the river), and take the Bospad back home.
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Raubenheimer Dam and Back via Oudemuragie
Ride to the Raubenheimer Dam – the main source of water for Oudtshoorn, along the stunning Oudemuragie Road. The scenery is quite spectacular.
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