close
-
Layers w
- More Layers
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
-
Upgrade to
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
x
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
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
SaveOn Trailforks the Eastern Cape is divided into its eight official District Municipalities as sub-region 2's. These are:
1) Alfred Nzo District
2) Amathole District
3) Buffalo City Metropolitan District
4) Chris Hani District
5) Joe Gqabi District
6) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan District
7) OR Tambo District
Sarah Baartman District
1) Alfred Nzo District
2) Amathole District
3) Buffalo City Metropolitan District
4) Chris Hani District
5) Joe Gqabi District
6) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan District
7) OR Tambo District
Sarah Baartman DistrictLinks
Region Details
- 449
- 19
- 232
- 227
- 37
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,076
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 989
- Trails E-Bike
- 869
- Trails Horse
- 47
- Trails Hike
- 1,226
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,228
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 33
- Trails Observed Trials
- 27
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 31
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 1,986 miles
- Total Descent
- 215,702 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,023 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,023 ft
- Reports
- 2,120
- Photos
- 1,102
- Ridden Counter
- 24,298
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Amathole District (246)
- Cathcart (1)
- Chintsa (55)
- Hogsback (99)
- Kei Mouth (44)
- Keiskammahoek (2)
- Mazeppa Bay (32)
- Stutterheim (7)
- Cathcart (1)
- Buffalo City Metropolitan District (242)
- East London (185)
- Gonubie (11)
- Kaysers Beach (7)
- Kidd's Beach (37)
- Macleantown (2)
- Joe Gqabi District (12)
- Barkley East (5)
- Wartrails Area (5)
- Elliot (1)
- Maclear (7)
- Queenstown (1)
- Rhodes (3)
- Barkley East (5)
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan District (163)
- OR Tambo District (27)
- Coffee Bay (17)
- Port St Johns (10)
- Coffee Bay (17)
- Sarah Baartman District (299)
- Addo (2)
- Cape St Francis (6)
- Grahamstown (15)
- Mpekweni (1)
- Somerset East (0)
- Steytlerville (17)
- Bucklands Guest Farm (17)
- Stormsrivier (16)
- Thornhill (166)
- Zuurberg (77)
- Hayterdale Trails (69)
- Groendal Wilderness Area (0)
- Kabeljous Nature Reserve (1)
- Addo (2)
Popular Eastern Cape Province Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVF 005 Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Puttergill Lane Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| ST 002 Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| CVF 006 Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Little Walmer Single Track Baakens Valley | |||
| 60MoM Start Baakens Valley | |||
| Cool Runnings Longmore Forest (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Purple Cow Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Killer Downhill Baakens Valley | |||
| BV 001 Baakens Valley | |||
| Upper Crossing (Parking lot to 14th) Baakens Valley | |||
| OWP 003 Longmore Forest (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Crossways Rd Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | |||
| Crank-it/Spank-it Baakens Valley | |||
| The S-Bend Baakens Valley |
Eastern Cape Province Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 3Rivers: Oxwagon Pass Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | 9 miles | |
| Hayterdale Mountain Bike Red Route, 25Km Hayterdale Trails | 15 miles | |
| Hayterdale Mountain Bike Blue Route, 10Km Hayterdale Trails | 6 miles | |
| Hayterdale Mountain Bike Green Route, 10Km Hayterdale Trails | 7 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Black Porcupine Route, 60km Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | 35 miles | |
| Emerald Vale: Yellow Route - 5km Route Emerald Vale Craft Brewery & MTB Trail Network | 3 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Yellow Monkey Crossways (3Rivers Trails) | 9 miles | |
| MMR Black Route Misty Mountain Reserve | 39 miles | |
| Emerald Vale: Blue Route (9km) Emerald Vale Craft Brewery & MTB Trail Network | 6 miles | |
| Hayterdale XCO Course 5.5km Hayterdale Trails | 3 miles |
Photos of Eastern Cape Province Mountain Bike
trail: Sharonne Slide
1 |
Dec 24, 2024 @ 8:21am
Dec 24, 2024Videos of Eastern Cape Province Mountain Bike
0:51 |
110 |
Aug 8, 2016
trail: Crank-it/Spank-it
3:33 |
22 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
trail: NM3
2:10 |
19 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
3:18 |
13 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
7:40 |
24 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
trail: Gap Jump Trail
5:09 |
21 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
4:49 |
21 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
trail: Wendy Ave Drop In
2:32 |
21 |
Jan 29, 2025 , Port Elizabeth
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seal Point Cape St Francis | Apr 12, 2025 @ 1:17pm Apr 12, 2025 | Unknown | zeduvii | ||
| I Booysen Reserve Cape St Francis | Apr 12, 2025 @ 1:17pm Apr 12, 2025 | Dry | zeduvii | ||
| Dias Cape St Francis | Apr 12, 2025 @ 1:17pm Apr 12, 2025 | Dry | zeduvii | ||
| PV 011 Parsonsvlei Valleys | Apr 5, 2025 @ 1:34pm Apr 5, 2025 | Dry | VCSAN | ||
| NMU13 Nelson Mandela University Reserve | Feb 22, 2025 @ 7:55am Feb 22, 2025 | Very Dry | TanyaJackson | ||
| The Corkscrew Norm-Hudlin Trails | Feb 4, 2025 @ 10:27am Feb 4, 2025 | Dry | ColinvZacX | ||
| NHT01 Norm-Hudlin Trails | Feb 4, 2025 @ 10:27am Feb 4, 2025 | Variable | ColinvZacX | ||
| Lower Baakens single track Baakens Valley | Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:26am Feb 4, 2025 | Ideal | MBvB | ||
| Little Walmer Single Track Baakens Valley | Jan 25, 2025 @ 8:56am Jan 25, 2025 | Dry | TanyaJackson | ||
| CG1 Baakens Valley | Jan 25, 2025 @ 8:56am Jan 25, 2025 | Ideal | TanyaJackson |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhilipGilmour | wishlist | route | activity #69527130 | Apr 12, 2025 @ 8:18pm Apr 12, 2025 |
| zeduvii | add | report | activity #69470515 and 2 more | Apr 12, 2025 @ 6:38am Apr 12, 2025 |
| ColinvZacX | wishlist | route | activity #69349410 | Apr 10, 2025 @ 7:04am Apr 10, 2025 |
| VCSAN | add | report | activity #69100865 | Apr 6, 2025 @ 3:19am Apr 6, 2025 |
| fVlddU | wishlist | route | activity #69036012 | Apr 5, 2025 @ 7:04am Apr 5, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Sorry to say this is filthy dirty with rubbish... | Mar 25, 2024 @ 12:47am Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | its open after big clean up , peter venter... | Feb 14, 2024 @ 6:02am Feb 14, 2024 | ||
| trail | Only rideable from Morgan Bay side down to the... | Jan 1, 2024 @ 8:58am Jan 1, 2024 | ||
| trail | Sooooooooo much fun | Aug 5, 2023 @ 5:40am Aug 5, 2023 | ||
| trail | Fun trail. Couple of fallen trees you need... | Jun 30, 2023 @ 4:28am Jun 30, 2023 |
Local Badges
-
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Big Ride 30k355 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k35 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k0 awarded -
Big Ride 30k51 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohs Bike Park | bike park | East London | |
| Raymond Launch Pad | skill park | East London |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 987 | 1,783 miles | 179,800 ft | 849 miles | 8,809 ft | 955 | 2,121 | 70 | 37,370 | |||
| E-Bike | 869 | 1,593 miles | 155,092 ft | 768 miles | 8,809 ft | 2 | 2,066 | 51 | 3,080 | |||
| Horse | 47 | 193 miles | 13,133 ft | 84 miles | 8,796 ft | 64 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Hike | 1,218 | 1,934 miles | 207,864 ft | 906 miles | 9,022 ft | 35 | 2,113 | 36 | 1,773 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,228 | 1,926 miles | 205,873 ft | 904 miles | 9,022 ft | 102 | 2,110 | 39 | 4,099 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 33 | 140 miles | 9,039 ft | 64 miles | 6,476 ft | 57 | 6 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 27 | 131 miles | 8,478 ft | 60 miles | 5,978 ft | 4 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 31 | 144 miles | 10,840 ft | 67 miles | 6,476 ft | 57 | 1 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 768 ft | 7 ft | 243 ft | 13 ft | 2 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2,972 ft | 98 ft | 2,546 ft | 102 ft |
- By wesseljacobsz
TRAILFORKS & contributors - Admins: WillieJacobsz, wesseljacobsz, Cape, irideafrica
- #9405 - 8,452 views
- eastern cape province activity log | embed map of Eastern Cape Province mountain bike trails | eastern cape province mountain biking points of interest polygons
Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is enabled for Eastern Cape Province.
You must login to download files.