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- Prevalent Mud
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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
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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
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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.
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- popular
- less popular
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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.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
420 trails
- E-Bike
418 trails
- Hike
419 trails
- Trail Running
419 trails
Region Details
- 196
- 43
- 150
- 22
- 2
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Sep 29, 2022Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 414
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 420
- Trails E-Bike
- 418
- Trails Hike
- 419
- Trails Trail Running
- 419
- Total Distance
- 313 miles
- Total Descent
- 39,512 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,211 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,510 ft
- Reports
- 2,536
- Photos
- 40
- Ridden Counter
- 11,575
Articles
Video: Building & Riding Sustainable Trails in South Africa in 'Soil Searching - Quiet Craftsman'
May 5, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Meet Hylton Turvey, a trail builder who finds inspiration in the shape of the land itself.
Sub Regions
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Karkloof Country Club
- 43
- 150
- 22
- 2
- 1
Popular Howick Mountain Biking Trails
Howick Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Karkloof Trails 37km MTB Route | 22 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 30km MTB Route | 19 miles | |
| To Sisonke and back via Renes Rumble | 19 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 23km MTB Route | 15 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 21km Trail Run | 13 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 10km Trail run | 6 miles | |
| SIMPLE SUNDAY SOCIALISTS | 14 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 5km Trail Run | 3 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 15km MTB Route | 9 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails 20km MTB Route | 12 miles |
Photos of Howick Mountain Bike
trail: Beacon Hill
44 | | 2 comments
Jun 3, 2020 @ 6:38pm
Jun 3, 2020
trail: Beacon Hill
42 |
Jun 3, 2020 @ 6:37pm
Jun 3, 2020
trail: Miellies Meander
44 |
Dec 30, 2019 @ 9:40am
Dec 30, 2019
trail: Andrews Amble
14 |
Sep 5, 2019 @ 11:55am
Sep 5, 2019
trail: Main Road
35 |
Sep 5, 2019 @ 11:55am
Sep 5, 2019
trail: Supa Tube
81 |
Aug 25, 2019 @ 8:46am
Aug 25, 2019Videos of Howick Mountain Bike
3:12 |
227 |
Feb 10, 2020
2:02 |
205 |
Feb 10, 2020
2:04 |
210 |
Feb 10, 2020
4:59 |
144 |
Feb 10, 2020
3:30 |
88 |
Feb 10, 2020
4:48 |
145 |
Feb 10, 2020
3:22 |
92 |
Feb 10, 2020
3:40 |
94 |
Feb 10, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howies 2 | Sep 29, 2022 @ 6:48am Sep 29, 2022 | Variable | PygaSquirrel | ||
| Home Jerome (Closed) | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Wattles | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Mind the Gap | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Dhlula Ngulube | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Sheep's Pass | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Bruisers Burn Crosscut | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Rocky Ridge | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Richerts Realm | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz | ||
| Carnival | Aug 20, 2022 @ 9:29pm Aug 20, 2022 | Ideal | Scholtz |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | kbagrova | wishlist | route | Karkloof Trails 21km Trail Run | Sep 30, 2022 @ 9:29pm Sep 30, 2022 |
| PygaSquirrel | add | trail | Link Trail 1 | Sep 29, 2022 @ 6:51am Sep 29, 2022 |
| PygaSquirrel | add | report | Howies Lower | Sep 29, 2022 @ 6:49am Sep 29, 2022 |
 | WillieJacobsz | update | trail | Totem and 5 more | Sep 5, 2022 @ 4:44am Sep 5, 2022 |
| PygaSquirrel | add | trail | Keira's Trail | Sep 5, 2022 @ 4:43am Sep 5, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great free flowing single track | Jun 22, 2022 @ 9:50am Jun 22, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Trail is open and being used ..the risk is... | Jun 19, 2021 @ 9:36am Jun 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Tree down | May 23, 2021 @ 10:49am May 23, 2021 | ||
 | report | Route closed | Oct 26, 2020 @ 7:02am Oct 26, 2020 | ||
| report | Route closed | Oct 26, 2020 @ 7:01am Oct 26, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails128 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k60 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge40 awarded -
10 Black Trails24 awarded
Local Trail Supporters
- Outpost
- Timber Solutions
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 420 | 313 miles | 39,511 ft | 141 miles | 2,211 ft | #797 | #12 | 38 | 2,545 | 19 | 4,940 | |
| E-Bike | 418 | 313 miles | 39,488 ft | 141 miles | 2,211 ft | #242 | #11 | 2,449 | 45 | |||
| Hike | 419 | 313 miles | 39,511 ft | 141 miles | 2,211 ft | #616 | #9 | 2,544 | 194 | |||
| Trail Running | 419 | 313 miles | 39,449 ft | 141 miles | 2,211 ft | #620 | #9 | 2 | 2,545 | 5 | 606 |
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