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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
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
136 trails
- E-Bike
91 trails
- Hike
707 trails
- Trail Running
657 trails
Region Details
- 40
- 20
- 56
- 18
Region Status
Open as of Mar 11, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 711
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 136
- Trails E-Bike
- 91
- Trails Horse
- 31
- Trails Hike
- 708
- Trails Trail Running
- 657
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 27
- Trails Observed Trials
- 27
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 27
- Total Distance
- 311 miles
- Total Descent
- 70,000 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,518 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,524 ft
- Reports
- 2,097
- Photos
- 211
- Ridden Counter
- 35,501
Sub Regions
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Blackhill MTB Trails
- 2
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Constantia Greenbelt
- 3
- 9
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Helderberg Nature Reserve
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Lion's Head & Signal Hill
- 8
- 3
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Table Mountain National Park
- 15
- 29
- 13
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The Twelve Apostles
- 9
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Tygerberg Nature Reserve
Popular Cape Town Mountain Biking Trails
Cape Town Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Car Park to Silver Mine Loop - the scenic route | 17 miles | |
| UCT to Fork | 3 miles | |
| Chelmsford Rd to Rhodes Gate | 4 miles | |
| Kirstenbosch Link | 5 miles | |
| Newlands Forest - Table Mountain - Block House | 24 miles | |
| Tokai Greenbelt to Kings Blockhouse | 29 miles | |
| Constantia Greenbelt to Table Mountain, Kings Blockhouse and Newlands Forest | 32 miles | |
| Tokai Forest - to the Mast! | 40 miles | |
| Contermanskloof - Coffee to Coffee | 14 miles | |
| Tokai to Rhodes via Newlands Forest | 28 miles |
Photos of Cape Town Mountain Bike
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
3 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
2 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
3 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
4 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
2 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025
trail: Klaasenbosch Greenbelt Trail
0 |
Jan 15, 2025 @ 7:58pm
Jan 15, 2025Videos of Cape Town Mountain Bike
trail: Blackhill Flow Trail
0:47 |
163 |
Oct 22, 2015
trail: Blackhill Flow Trail
6:37 |
145 |
Jul 24, 2015
trail: Pat's Track Signal Hill
3:30 |
205 |
Sep 27, 2022 , Cape Town
trail: Lions Head
0:15 |
190 |
Jul 7, 2009
youtuber
![Getting Skinned on The Favorite Cape Town MTB...]()
7:48 |
488 |
Mar 8, 2021 , Cape Town
youtuber
![Here's Why This Is Cape Town's Worst MTB Trail...]()
11:46 |
657 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Cape Town
3:29 |
1661 |
Aug 4, 2020 , Cape Town
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosterts Mill Access | Feb 27, 2025 @ 3:32pm Feb 27, 2025 | Ideal | ThomasQd0ndB | ||
| Meccano | Feb 27, 2025 @ 12:05pm Feb 27, 2025 | Dry | Burpeld | Absolutely unrideable, don’t even... | |
| Lions Head | Feb 20, 2025 @ 11:35am Feb 20, 2025 | Dry | TheonIgh8Xu | The part of the trial after meeting with... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Magic Link - North Section | Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:21am Mar 11, 2025 | Dry | BestWhistler | ||
| Lobotomy | Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:21am Mar 11, 2025 | Ideal | BestWhistler | ||
| Lower Magic Link - North Section | Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:21am Mar 11, 2025 | Ideal | BestWhistler | ||
| The Glen | Feb 15, 2025 @ 4:19pm Feb 15, 2025 | Dry | SchalkMarais | ||
| Granite Rock | Jan 30, 2025 @ 11:12am Jan 30, 2025 | Variable | Burpeld | ||
| Quarry Hill B-Line | Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:44am Jan 11, 2025 | Dry | SchalkMarais | ||
| Steek In Die Bos | Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:44am Jan 11, 2025 | Very Dry | SchalkMarais | ||
| Higgovale To Kloof Nek Climb | Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:44am Jan 11, 2025 | Variable | SchalkMarais | ||
| Pat's Access | Jan 7, 2025 @ 5:29pm Jan 7, 2025 | Ideal | SchalkMarais | ||
| Blockhouse Trail | Oct 12, 2024 @ 6:41am Oct 12, 2024 | Variable | mtbincapetown |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DopeBoy26 | wishlist | route | activity #67637429 | Mar 12, 2025 @ 7:58am Mar 12, 2025 |
| Wanay | ridden | trail | activity #67583267 | Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:45am Mar 11, 2025 |
| BestWhistler | add | report | activity #67573748 and 2 more | Mar 11, 2025 @ 4:12am Mar 11, 2025 |
| Wanay | ridden | trail | activity #67570986 | Mar 11, 2025 @ 1:55am Mar 11, 2025 |
| Wanay | ridden | trail | activity #67517665 | Mar 10, 2025 @ 1:47am Mar 10, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | C | Nov 22, 2024 @ 2:48am Nov 22, 2024 | ||
| trail | Far from being "the worst trail" as a certain... | May 12, 2024 @ 4:09am May 12, 2024 | ||
| trail | They did a controlled burn there recently,... | May 2, 2024 @ 1:58pm May 2, 2024 | ||
| trail | Whoever thought taking a bulldozer to the jeep... | May 2, 2024 @ 4:06am May 2, 2024 | ||
| trail | Rock and roll. River size rocks. No good lines. | Apr 14, 2024 @ 9:39am Apr 14, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge75 awarded -
Big Ride 30k14,692 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k7,671 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge372 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bike Park at Constantia Uitsig | skill park | Cape Town |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 136 | 94 miles | 23,048 ft | 43 miles | 3,169 ft | #566 | #4 | 173 | 2,093 | 17 | 56,528 | |
| E-Bike | 91 | 68 miles | 14,974 ft | 30 miles | 2,175 ft | #388 | #15 | 2,031 | 3 | 4,199 | ||
| Horse | 31 | 9 miles | 2,464 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 88 | 3 | |||||
| Hike | 707 | 310 miles | 69,528 ft | 125 miles | 3,517 ft | #430 | #3 | 35 | 2,090 | 2 | 5,193 | |
| Trail Running | 657 | 272 miles | 60,886 ft | 112 miles | 3,491 ft | #432 | #3 | 3 | 2,083 | 9 | 9,488 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 27 | 9 miles | 2,133 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 84 | ||||||
| Observed Trials | 27 | 9 miles | 2,133 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 1 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 27 | 9 miles | 2,133 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 84 | 1 |
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