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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 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%
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
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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
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
On Trailforks Kwazulu-Natal is sub-divided (sub-region2) into its 11 official Municipal Districts as listed below. All of the major towns and cities have also been listed.
1) Umkhanyakude
2) Zululand
3) Amajuba
4) Umzinyathi
5) King Cetshwayo
6) Ilembe
7) Ethekwini
Umgungundlovu
9) Uthukela
10) Harry Gwala
11) UGU
The official map is linked below.
1) Umkhanyakude
2) Zululand
3) Amajuba
4) Umzinyathi
5) King Cetshwayo
6) Ilembe
7) Ethekwini
Umgungundlovu9) Uthukela
10) Harry Gwala
11) UGU
The official map is linked below.
Links
Region Details
- 248
- 89
- 354
- 34
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 31, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 726
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 767
- Trails E-Bike
- 499
- Trails Hike
- 712
- Trails Trail Running
- 713
- Total Distance
- 672 miles
- Total Descent
- 86,100 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,341 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,357 ft
- Reports
- 1,350
- Photos
- 146
- Ridden Counter
- 7,244
Popular Trail Networks
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- Amajuba District (1)
- Ethekwini District (56)
- Durban (55)
- Hillcrest (1)
- Inchanga (1)
- Giba Gorge MTB Park (35)
- Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve (5)
- Valley of 1000 Hills (1)
- Durban (55)
- Harry Gwala District (10)
- Sani Pass (1)
- Underberg (10)
- Sani Pass District Multi-use Trails (0)
- Sani Spoors (10)
- Sani Pass (1)
- Ilembe District (77)
- Balito (77)
- Holla Trails (78)
- Balito (77)
- King Cetshwayo District (5)
- Mtunzini (5)
- Mtunzini District Trails (5)
- Mtunzini (5)
- Umgungundlovu District (502)
- Eston (13)
- Howick (415)
- Lidgetton (24)
- Pietermaritzburg (50)
- Cascades Mountain Bike Park (49)
- Karkloof Country Club (414)
- St Ives Mountain Bike Park (24)
- Virginia Farm (13)
- Eston (13)
- Umkhanyakude District (11)
- Hluhluwe (11)
- False Bay Park (5)
- Hluhluwe District Trails (6)
- Hluhluwe (11)
- Umzinyathi District (1)
- Greytown (2)
- Lake Merthley (0)
- Greytown (2)
- Uthukela District (17)
- Cathkin Park (17)
- Cathkin Trails (11)
- Dragons Peak Adventure Centre (6)
- Cathkin Park (17)
- Zululand District (60)
- Pongola (60)
- Zulu Kingdom Trails (60)
- Pongola (60)
- park rynie (23)
- Port Edward (12)
- San Luis Potosà (6)
- Scottburgh (23)
- Clearwater Trails (6)
- Rocky Bay Resort Trails (23)
Popular KwaZulu-Natal Province Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven Karkloof Country Club | |||
| Karen's Brick Road Rocky Bay Resort Trails | |||
| Zwelani's Drop Rocky Bay Resort Trails | |||
| River Riviere and Digits Dive Karkloof Country Club | |||
| Kather-Iron Karkloof Country Club | |||
| Alternate Road Route 1 Karkloof Country Club | |||
| Neets Narrow Karkloof Country Club | |||
| The Three Bitches Rocky Bay Resort Trails | |||
| Toll Line to Chalking The Cue Giba Gorge MTB Park | |||
| Boomslang Karkloof Country Club | |||
| MR 559 Climb Giba Gorge MTB Park | |||
| Chalking The Cue Giba Gorge MTB Park | |||
| Soul Fly Karkloof Country Club | |||
| Oh So Blue Giba Gorge MTB Park | |||
| Derek's Divide Karkloof Country Club |
KwaZulu-Natal Province Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Karkloof Trails - 30km Intermediate Route Karkloof Country Club | 18 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 55km Intermediate - CLOSED DUE TO HARVESTING Karkloof Country Club | 34 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 42km Intermediate Route Karkloof Country Club | 25 miles | |
| Singletrack Fundango Zulu Kingdom Trails | 4 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 23km Intermediate Route Karkloof Country Club | 14 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 15km Intermediate Route Karkloof Country Club | 9 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 37km Intermediate Route Karkloof Country Club | 24 miles | |
| The Great Kudu Route Zulu Kingdom Trails | 14 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 20km Easy Route - CLOSED due to Harvesting Karkloof Country Club | 13 miles | |
| Karkloof Trails - 35km Gravel Grinder Karkloof Country Club | 22 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 9 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 4 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 111 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of KwaZulu-Natal Province Mountain Bike
trail: Preekstoel Climb
30 |
Mar 10, 2019 @ 8:47am
Mar 10, 2019Videos of KwaZulu-Natal Province Mountain Bike
trail: Giba Gorge Downhill
0:15 |
374 |
May 2, 2016
trail: Giba Gorge Downhill
0:09 |
575 |
May 2, 2016
trail: Technical
2:09 |
116 |
May 19, 2015
trail: Waterfall
2:24 |
382 |
Apr 13, 2012
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duikers Drift Karkloof Country Club | Jan 31, 2020 @ 7:33pm Jan 31, 2020 | Ideal | MikePallett | Bramble Dip is grown over. It used to be... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WillieJacobsz | add | video | TRAIL TRIPPIN // KARKLOOF TRAILS // KWAZULU NATAL and 11 more | Feb 10, 2020 @ 9:07am Feb 10, 2020 |
 | MacRamsay | add | photo | Ramsay MacFarlane / Gregor Nixon at Middle section of Cathkin Climb in Glasgow, Scotland and 1 more | Feb 9, 2020 @ 8:14am Feb 9, 2020 |
| WillieJacobsz | add | trail | District Road 9 and 2 more | Feb 6, 2020 @ 1:29pm Feb 6, 2020 |
| WillieJacobsz | update | trail | Dr Keytels and 2 more | Feb 6, 2020 @ 5:48am Feb 6, 2020 |
| WillieJacobsz | add | trail | Fawlty Towers - Third Option and 1 more | Feb 5, 2020 @ 4:19pm Feb 5, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Dry gravel road section quite corrugated but okay. | Sep 16, 2019 @ 3:09am Sep 16, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Please note the top is currently closed due to... | Sep 3, 2019 @ 3:37am Sep 3, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Trail sign not up | Aug 19, 2019 @ 12:25am Aug 19, 2019 | ||
 | report | Lekker clear trails | Jun 9, 2019 @ 9:59am Jun 9, 2019 | ||
| report | Clear and totally rideable again ....lower... | Jun 9, 2019 @ 5:08am Jun 9, 2019 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails25 awarded -
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Completionist0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k111 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMX Track | skill park | Durban | |
| Bulwer Park Pump Track | skill park | Durban | |
| Pump Track | skill park | Port Edward | |
| Skills Park and Dirt Jumps | skill park | Durban | |
| St Ives Pump Track | skill park | Howick |
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