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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- 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
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Radar Time
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
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.
On Trailforks Gauteng Province is divided into the five official Municipal Districts listed below, and all of the main towns/cities areas in each district are mapped.
1) City of Tshwane
2) City of Johannesburg
3) Ekurhuleni
4) Sebideng
5) West Rand
A link to the map is below.
1) City of Tshwane
2) City of Johannesburg
3) Ekurhuleni
4) Sebideng
5) West Rand
A link to the map is below.
source: Gauteng Province map
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Region Details
- 530
- 1
- 257
- 379
- 44
- 1
- 2
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,303
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,230
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,087
- Trails Hike
- 1,214
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,198
- Trails Horse
- 13
- Total Distance
- 1,003 mile
- Total Descent
- 91,841 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,478 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,243 ft
- Reports
- 2,320
- Photos
- 295
- Ridden Counter
- 53,600
Popular Trail Networks
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- City of Johannesburg Metropolitan District (394)
- Bryanston (28)
- Diepsloot (113)
- Helderkruin (2)
- Johannesburg (138)
- Lanseria (48)
- Modderfontein (65)
- Taroko Trail Park (65)
- City of Tshwane Metropolitan District (566)
- Bronkhorstspruit (22)
- Erasmuskloof (30)
- Hennops (12)
- Pretoria (40)
- Pretoria East (208)
- Boschkop (3)
- Grootfontein Bike Park (19)
- Hazeldean Valley Trails (81)
- Rosemary Hill Farm (104)
- Tierpoort Adventure Farm (1)
- Pretoria North (181)
- Buffelsdrift Trail Park (181)
- Pretoria West (61)
- Wonderboom (12)
- Ekurhuleni District (68)
- Alberton (13)
- Benoni (4)
- Boksburg (6)
- Jett Park (2)
- OR Tambo Trails (2)
- Kempton Park (8)
- Kemptonpark (10)
- Olifantsfontein (33)
- The Big Red Barn (33)
- Sebideng District (36)
- West Rand District (168)
- Breedtsnek (1)
- Carletonville (2)
- Hekpoort (1)
- Krugersdorp (49)
- Hobby Park (16)
- Kings Kloof Trails (33)
- Magaliesburg (2)
- Magalies Area (2)
- Muldersdrift (115)
- Breedtsnek (1)
Popular Gauteng Province Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHF East Singletrack 1 (Field & Forest) Rosemary Hill Farm | |||
| Alex's Amble The Big Red Barn | |||
| Jessica's Bridge The Big Red Barn | |||
| John's Trail The Big Red Barn | |||
| Halleluja Trail North The Big Red Barn | |||
| Jessica's Lazy Meander The Big Red Barn | |||
| Sam's Samba The Big Red Barn | |||
| Mandla's Power Ride The Big Red Barn | |||
| Annex Northern Farm (Diepsloot Nature Reserve) | |||
| Jub Jub Jabberwalk The Big Red Barn | |||
| Delta Park to Emmerentia Dam Braamfontein Spruit | |||
| Wolwespruit starting section Wolwespruit MTB and Trail Park | |||
| Hedgehog Highway Northern Farm (Diepsloot Nature Reserve) | |||
| Bluegum Forest Northern Farm (Diepsloot Nature Reserve) | |||
| Around the Field The Big Red Barn |
Gauteng Province Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kudu Route - 22km (yellow markers) Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 13 miles | |
| Buffel Route - 48.7km (red markers) Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 30 miles | |
| Zebra Route - 26km (blue markers) Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 16 miles | |
| Short Nguni Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 21 miles | |
| Buffuni Route - 83.3km (olive markers) Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 52 miles | |
| Impala Route - 17.4km (green markers) Buffelsdrift Trail Park | 11 miles | |
| Thaba Trails - 2019 Yellow Route, 3 miles Thaba Trails Mountain Bike Park | 3 miles | |
| Taroko - MTB Red Route Taroko Trail Park | 28 miles | |
| Zebra Route (Blue) Pretoria North | 17 miles | |
| Thaba Trails - 2019 Orange Route, 8 miles Thaba Trails Mountain Bike Park | 8 miles |
Photos of Gauteng Province Mountain Bike
trail: Cradle of Humankind MTB Loop
54 |
Oct 11, 2020 @ 3:30pm
Oct 11, 2020
trail: Cradle of Humankind MTB Loop
55 |
Oct 11, 2020 @ 3:30pm
Oct 11, 2020
trail: Cradle of Humankind MTB Loop
55 |
Oct 11, 2020 @ 3:26pm
Oct 11, 2020Videos of Gauteng Province Mountain Bike
trail: Delta Park to Emmerentia Dam
106 |
Nov 7, 2020
trail: Helderkruin DH Track A
0:06 |
69 |
Mar 18, 2019
trail: Helderkruin DH Track A
0:14 |
140 |
Apr 19, 2017
trail: Short Track
2:50 |
67 |
Apr 1, 2014
6:02 |
26 |
Aug 12, 2021
10:13 |
23 |
Jul 28, 2021
6:27 |
18 |
Jul 7, 2021
5:38 |
60 |
Jun 3, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaba Service Track 2 Thaba Trails Mountain Bike Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 7:39am Oct 16, 2021 | Dry | Psean TTMBP | A powerline has fallen across the trail.... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | KabirAnATIM | add | report | Delta Park Loop and 2 more | Oct 19, 2021 @ 12:27am Oct 19, 2021 |
| Psean | add | report | Thaba Service Track 2 and 7 more | Oct 18, 2021 @ 4:57am Oct 18, 2021 |
| KabirAnATIM | add | report | Walker only | Oct 14, 2021 @ 11:17pm Oct 14, 2021 |
| ShumbaChak | wishlist | trail | Cradle of Humankind MTB Loop | Oct 6, 2021 @ 5:28am Oct 6, 2021 |
| KabirAnATIM | add | report | Delta Park Loop | Oct 6, 2021 @ 4:11am Oct 6, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Seems to be locked with no access anymore. | Aug 9, 2021 @ 6:51am Aug 9, 2021 | ||
| trail | This is a road bike circuit. You obviously can... | May 30, 2021 @ 10:44pm May 30, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Started raining when there was no forecasts of... | May 8, 2021 @ 3:32am May 8, 2021 | ||
| trail | One of the best MTB trails in Pretoria | Apr 6, 2021 @ 9:22am Apr 6, 2021 | ||
| report | Thanks for the feedback | Jan 14, 2021 @ 12:28am Jan 14, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awarded -
Big Ride 30k4,077 awarded -
10 Blue Trails120 awarded -
10 Green Trails131 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,511 awarded -
10 Blue Trails55 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffelsdrift Trail Park | bike park | Pretoria North | |
| Grootfontein Bike Park | bike park | Pretoria East | |
| Rosemary Hill Farm | bike park | Pretoria East | |
| Thaba Trails Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Johannesburg | |
| PWC BMX Track | skill park | Johannesburg |
Local Trail Supporters
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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 | 1,230 | 933 miles | 81,598 ft | 386 miles | 2,477 ft | 287 | 2,320 | 64 | 51,184 | |||
| E-Bike | 1,087 | 830 miles | 69,019 ft | 342 miles | 2,477 ft | 1 | 1,921 | 43 | 402 | |||
| Hike | 1,214 | 888 miles | 78,865 ft | 364 miles | 2,477 ft | 3 | 2,311 | 28 | 717 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,198 | 832 miles | 71,467 ft | 338 miles | 2,402 ft | 4 | 2,311 | 31 | 1,100 | |||
| Horse | 13 | 22 miles | 3,291 ft | 11 miles | 968 ft | 195 |
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