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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.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
109 trails
- E-Bike
67 trails
- Hike
704 trails
- Trail Running
611 trails
Region Details
- 18
- 20
- 52
- 18
Region Status
Open as of Sep 14, 2024
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 405
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 109
- Trails E-Bike
- 67
- Trails Horse
- 31
- Trails Hike
- 707
- Trails Trail Running
- 611
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 27
- Trails Observed Trials
- 27
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 27
- Total Distance
- 255 miles
- Total Descent
- 56,713 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,514 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,524 ft
- Reports
- 2,028
- Photos
- 202
- Ridden Counter
- 30,816
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
- 34
- 13
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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 - 2 Loops | 11 miles |
Photos of Cape Town Mountain Bike
trail: Meccano
46 |
Apr 14, 2023 @ 1:08am
Apr 14, 2023
trail: The Magic Link
130 |
Feb 26, 2023 @ 11:32am
Feb 26, 2023
trail: Granite Rock
56 |
Nov 26, 2022 @ 2:38am
Nov 26, 2022
trail: Pat's Track Signal Hill
35 |
Jul 3, 2022 @ 11:11pm
Jul 3, 2022
trail: Signal Hill Drive
26 |
Jul 3, 2022 @ 11:11pm
Jul 3, 2022Videos of Cape Town Mountain Bike
trail: Blackhill Flow Trail
0:47 |
162 |
Oct 22, 2015
trail: Blackhill Flow Trail
6:37 |
144 |
Jul 24, 2015
trail: Pat's Track Signal Hill
3:30 |
175 |
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 |
432 |
Mar 8, 2021 , Cape Town
youtuber
![Here's Why This Is Cape Town's Worst MTB Trail...]()
trail: The Magic Link
11:46 |
620 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Cape Town
trail: The Magic Link
3:29 |
1613 |
Aug 4, 2020 , Cape Town
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diep River Trail | Sep 7, 2024 @ 6:08am Sep 7, 2024 | Prevalent Mud | headshot TokaiMTB | Beware mudholes and streams that have... | |
| Diep River Trail | Sep 7, 2024 @ 6:06am Sep 7, 2024 | Prevalent Mud | headshot TokaiMTB | They heavy winter rain has led to... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill Nose Descent | Sep 14, 2024 @ 7:30am Sep 14, 2024 | Very Dry | mwcdross | ||
| SH 001 | Sep 14, 2024 @ 7:30am Sep 14, 2024 | Very Dry | mwcdross | ||
| Techie Rock | Sep 14, 2024 @ 7:30am Sep 14, 2024 | Very Dry | mwcdross | ||
| UCT to Fork | Jul 20, 2024 @ 3:09am Jul 20, 2024 | Variable | SPWM | ||
| Deer Park | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:48am Jul 21, 2024 | Dry | SPWM | ||
| Middle Sister | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:48am Jul 21, 2024 | Wet | SPWM | ||
| Lobotomy | Jun 22, 2024 @ 4:47am Jun 22, 2024 | Ideal | SchalkMarais | ||
| Pat's Access | Jun 22, 2024 @ 4:47am Jun 22, 2024 | Ideal | SchalkMarais | ||
| Higgovale To Kloof Nek Climb | Jun 22, 2024 @ 4:47am Jun 22, 2024 | Variable | SchalkMarais | ||
| Granite Rock | Jun 22, 2024 @ 8:02am Jun 22, 2024 | Ideal | SchalkMarais |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mwcdross | add | report | activity #58831928 | Sep 14, 2024 @ 3:46am Sep 14, 2024 |
| mwcdross | add | report | activity #58831926 and 2 more | Sep 14, 2024 @ 3:46am Sep 14, 2024 |
| joepvandenheijkant | wishlist | route | activity #58806434 | Sep 13, 2024 @ 1:29pm Sep 13, 2024 |
| joepvandenheijkant | wishlist | route | activity #58645214 | Sep 10, 2024 @ 7:45am Sep 10, 2024 |
| headshot | add | report | activity #58470180 and 1 more | Sep 7, 2024 @ 6:06am Sep 7, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| report | May I presume the closed status is out of date... | Apr 27, 2023 @ 1:14am Apr 27, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride 50k7,483 awarded -
Big Ride 30k14,159 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge361 awarded -
10 Blue Trails350 awarded -
10 Green Trails284 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k2,570 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 | 109 | 87 miles | 20,607 ft | 39 miles | 3,169 ft | #578 | #4 | 164 | 2,024 | 17 | 51,055 | |
| E-Bike | 67 | 55 miles | 11,581 ft | 24 miles | 2,142 ft | #428 | #15 | 1,964 | 3 | 3,523 | ||
| Horse | 31 | 9 miles | 2,352 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 85 | ||||||
| Hike | 704 | 254 miles | 56,240 ft | 104 miles | 3,514 ft | #437 | #3 | 35 | 2,021 | 2 | 4,379 | |
| Trail Running | 611 | 187 miles | 38,012 ft | 79 miles | 3,458 ft | #440 | #3 | 3 | 2,014 | 9 | 8,093 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 27 | 9 miles | 2,133 ft | 4 miles | 2,060 ft | 81 | ||||||
| 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 | 81 |
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