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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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SaveCascades has been used as the unofficial “home” of mountain biking in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa for some years now as it offers superb riding conditions in the heart of the province. Being located next to a shopping centre also enhances its appeal through proximity to facilities and parking.
South Africa hosted its first World Cup ever in 2009 and Pietermaritzburg was chosen as the host city as it is one of only a few cities that can accommodate Cross Country, Downhill and Xc Eliminator at the same venue. Cascades hosted the 2011 and 2012 World cups and hosted the World masters Championship and the Elite World Championship in August 2013.
The KZN MTB Commission (a volunteer organisation) has taken charge of maintaining the Cascades area, building new trails, marking them up with signage, keeping the trails maintained and the area clean.
South Africa hosted its first World Cup ever in 2009 and Pietermaritzburg was chosen as the host city as it is one of only a few cities that can accommodate Cross Country, Downhill and Xc Eliminator at the same venue. Cascades hosted the 2011 and 2012 World cups and hosted the World masters Championship and the Elite World Championship in August 2013.
The KZN MTB Commission (a volunteer organisation) has taken charge of maintaining the Cascades area, building new trails, marking them up with signage, keeping the trails maintained and the area clean.
source: World Bike Parks
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
68 trails
- Hike
14 trails
- Trail Running
14 trails
Region Details
- 41
- 1
- 1
- 14
- 8
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Dec 15, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 68
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 68
- Trails E-Bike
- 21
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 14
- Trails Trail Running
- 14
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 31 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,317 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,421 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,768 ft
- Reports
- 41
- Photos
- 5
- Ridden Counter
- 1,279
Articles
Race Report: The Greg Minnaar Cycles KZN Regional Championships Come to a Head in Pietermaritzburg
Jul 24, 2019 from pinkbike.com
A re-worked World Cup track challenged riders at the KZN series finale.
Popular Cascades Mountain Bike Park Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| S2C_D2_2017 race | 58 miles |
Photos of Cascades Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Amphitheatre
30 |
Jun 18, 2021 @ 10:34am
Jun 18, 2021
trail: Dual Track
26 |
Jun 18, 2021 @ 10:16am
Jun 18, 2021
trail: Zig Zag Climb
32 |
Jun 18, 2021 @ 9:53am
Jun 18, 2021
trail: DH Start to Hilltop Trail
37 |
Jun 4, 2021 @ 2:48pm
Jun 4, 2021
trail: Wack-a-Bush
42 |
Jun 1, 2021 @ 6:32am
Jun 1, 2021Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gully Trail | Dec 15, 2022 @ 9:28pm Dec 15, 2022 | Variable | Ignus | ||
| Access Road | Dec 15, 2022 @ 1:28pm Dec 15, 2022 | Variable | Ignus | ||
| Access Road | Dec 15, 2022 @ 1:28pm Dec 15, 2022 | Ideal | Ignus | ||
| Enduro SP1 | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Wack-a-Bush | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Variable | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Supertubes | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Trail TBA 006 | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Jump Line Upper | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Blits | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati | ||
| Dual Track | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29am Aug 29, 2021 | Ideal | biker5557 Mpenjati |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ignus | add | report | Gully Trail and 2 more | Dec 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Dec 16, 2022 |
| TrailBoss13 | ridden | trail | Rapid Rocks | Nov 2, 2022 @ 12:13am Nov 2, 2022 |
| landuse | wishlist | trail | Access Road | Jul 21, 2022 @ 6:04am Jul 21, 2022 |
 | biker5557 | add | trail | Tricky Boi | Dec 26, 2021 @ 2:06pm Dec 26, 2021 |
| biker5557 | add | trail | Access Road | Sep 14, 2021 @ 7:23am Sep 14, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace College Forest Network | 3 | 27 | 4.3 km | ||
| Hilton College | 5.7 km | ||||
| Piggly Wiggly Bike Park | 7 | 7 | 14.8 km | ||
| Karkloof Country Club | 44 | 148 | 22 | 2 | 15.3 km |
| Valley of 1000 Hills | 1 | 23.9 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 | 68 | 31 miles | 8,317 ft | 17 miles | 1,421 ft | #8,494 | #133 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 2,232 | |
| E-Bike | 21 | 12 miles | 4,252 ft | 8 miles | 1,385 ft | 35 | 18 | |||||
| Horse | 6 | 7 miles | 1,099 ft | 4 miles | 1,207 ft | 5 | ||||||
| Hike | 14 | 9 miles | 1,791 ft | 5 miles | 1,385 ft | #9,341 | #144 | 34 | 82 | |||
| Trail Running | 14 | 9 miles | 1,791 ft | 5 miles | 1,385 ft | #9,309 | #143 | 34 | 31 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3,793 ft | 427 ft | 5 | 1 |
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