Wild Things Roam Free
Rosendal Cosmos Social MTB Weekend
4 - 6 April 2025
Entry Fee:
R3950 per rider sharing
R4950 per rider NOT sharing
R3700 per non-rider/supporter/spouse sharing
Included in the entry fee:
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2 Days of riding on gravel roads and farm roads around Rosendal (50km and 30km route options on Day 1 and 25km on Day 2). Longer route options are also available for those wanting to do a longer ride.
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2 Nights luxury accommodation in a selection of guesthouses in Rosendal
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5 Mouth-watering meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch at various restaurants in town
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Event specific high quality t-shirt
Friday, 4 April
14h00 to 19h00 - Check-in at accommodation places
17h00 to19h00 - Registrations and goodie bag collection at The Service Station Wine Bar
19h00 - Dinner and drinks at the Service Station Wine Bar
Saturday, 5 April
6h30 to 7h30 - Breakfast at Krummel
7h30 - Start of ride
12h00 - Brunch/Lunch at Yollas
14h00 - 19h00 - lazing around
19h00 - Supper at Yollas
Sunday, 9 April
7h30 - Start of ride
10h00 - Brunch at The Rosendal Handelshuis
Departure
ROUTE & DISTANCE OPTIONS
All riding will be on gravel roads and jeep track in the Rosendal countryside. There will be no technical riding.
The gravel roads are not regularly graded and maintained so using gravel bikes are not not advised.
The routes are self-navigation so GPX route files will be send to all participants prior to event weekend.
If you don't have a GPS device you can use the free app, GPX Viewer, on your mobile phone.
Saturday:
30km & 50km (longer options are available on request)
Sunday:
Everyone is doing a 25km route
ROUTE FILES
The route GPX files will be send in a separate e-mail.
Rosendal is a small farming town and arts colony 45 km north of Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa which was founded in 1908. It has become a popular tourist destination, known for spectacular scenery, including the surrounding Witteberg mountains, and is home to a community of artists and small business owners. The town has a number of attractive buildings and restored early-20th-century homes. The quality of architectural design for newly built homes is notable, adding to the town’s attractive character. This includes a number of “Tiny Homes” which has earned Rosendal a reputation for becoming South Africa’s tiny home capital. There are art galleries, cafes and restaurants as well as a heritage district of restored buildings in the former downtown.
