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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Backcountry Ski
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SaveA open trail network in the hart of Port Elizabeth. City managed. Trails maintained by local volunteers.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
87 trails
- E-Bike
81 trails
- Hike
76 trails
- Trail Running
76 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 25
- 29
- 17
Region Status
Open as of 2 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 87
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 87
- Trails E-Bike
- 81
- Trails Hike
- 76
- Trails Trail Running
- 76
- Total Distance
- 24 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,718 ft
- Total Vertical
- 315 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 358 ft
- Reports
- 887
- Photos
- 57
- Ridden Counter
- 6,256
Popular Baakens Valley Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Baakens Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Graveyard climb
19 |
Feb 3, 2022 @ 1:05am
Feb 3, 2022
trail: Graveyard climb
17 |
Feb 3, 2022 @ 1:05am
Feb 3, 2022
trail: Graveyard climb
39 |
Feb 3, 2022 @ 1:04am
Feb 3, 2022
trail: River Criss Cross
14 |
Aug 31, 2021 @ 4:52am
Aug 31, 2021
trail: River Criss Cross
26 |
Aug 31, 2021 @ 4:52am
Aug 31, 2021
trail: Baakens riverside CG1
20 |
Aug 3, 2021 @ 6:49am
Aug 3, 2021
trail: Baakens Grassland
13 |
Aug 3, 2021 @ 6:12am
Aug 3, 2021
trail: Baakens Grassland
35 |
Aug 3, 2021 @ 6:12am
Aug 3, 2021Videos of Baakens Valley Mountain Bike
1:51 |
96 |
Aug 8, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Kloof Road | Jan 27, 2023 @ 11:02pm 2 days | Ideal | WaynejG | ||
| Parking Loop | Jan 26, 2023 @ 4:26pm Jan 26, 2023 | Ideal | Lcferreira | ||
| Lower Baakens Alternative | Jan 26, 2023 @ 8:26am Jan 26, 2023 | Ideal | Lcferreira | ||
| Little Walmer Single Track Drop | Jan 26, 2023 @ 8:26am Jan 26, 2023 | Ideal | Lcferreira | ||
| William Moffett to FT containers | Dec 26, 2022 @ 10:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson | ||
| FT-1 | Dec 26, 2022 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson | ||
| FT-2 | Dec 26, 2022 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson | ||
| FT4 | Dec 26, 2022 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson | ||
| NM6 | Dec 26, 2022 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson | ||
| NM3 | Dec 26, 2022 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2022 | Ideal | TanyaJackson |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WaynejG | add | report | Target Kloof Road | Jan 28, 2023 @ 1:13am 2 days |
| Lcferreira | add | report | Parking Loop and 2 more | Jan 26, 2023 @ 7:12am Jan 26, 2023 |
| TanyaJackson | add | report | William Moffett to FT containers and 11 more | Dec 28, 2022 @ 12:27am Dec 28, 2022 |
| TanyaJackson | add | report | Target Kloof Road and 9 more | Dec 23, 2022 @ 8:21pm Dec 23, 2022 |
| TanyaJackson | add | report | 9th Ave Entry to Little Walmer Single Track and 14 more | Dec 16, 2022 @ 8:11am Dec 16, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | That piece of trail is very dangerous | Sep 2, 2021 @ 1:18pm Sep 2, 2021 | ||
| trail | All trees cleared. And bridges replaced | Aug 2, 2020 @ 5:37am Aug 2, 2020 | ||
| report | Awesome :-) | Jul 6, 2020 @ 12:37am Jul 6, 2020 | ||
| trail | This trail is one way traffic only. Only to be... | Jul 4, 2020 @ 7:03am Jul 4, 2020 | ||
| report | Burms has been attended to.. | Jul 4, 2020 @ 6:58am Jul 4, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Golf Course | 5 | 2 | 0.9 km | ||
| Summerstrand | 1 | 4.1 km | |||
| Schoenmakerskop | 4 | 4.6 km | |||
| Nelson Mandela University Reserve | 15 | 9 | 5.9 km | ||
| Parsonsvlei Valleys | 7 | 7 | 6.1 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 87 | 24 miles | 2,720 ft | 12 miles | 315 ft | #763 | #4 | 57 | 887 | 6,601 | ||
| E-Bike | 81 | 22 miles | 2,520 ft | 11 miles | 315 ft | #255 | #4 | 879 | 325 | |||
| Hike | 76 | 22 miles | 2,320 ft | 11 miles | 315 ft | #649 | #4 | 886 | 161 | |||
| Trail Running | 76 | 22 miles | 2,320 ft | 11 miles | 315 ft | #653 | #4 | 886 | 553 |
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