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      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      eBikes Allowed: Yes
      Land Status: National Park
      Land Manager: SANParks
      Signal Hill Parking google parking directions
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 7
      • 8
      • 3

      Region Status
      Caution as of Jan 12, 2025

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      23
      Trails Mountain Bike
      18
      Trails E-Bike
      10
      Trails Hike
      23
      Trails Trail Running
      23
      Total Distance
      16 miles
      Total Descent
      4,242 ft
      Total Vertical
      1,632 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,933 ft
      Reports
      149
      Photos
      36
      Ridden Counter
      2,554

      Photos of Lion's Head & Signal Hill Mountain Bike

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      Jul 3, 2022 @ 11:11pm
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      Jul 3, 2022 @ 11:11pm
      Jul 3, 2022
      trail: Pill Boxes
      56 |
      Jun 18, 2020 @ 3:13am
      Jun 18, 2020
      trail: Pill Boxes
      49 |
      Jun 18, 2020 @ 3:13am
      Jun 18, 2020

      Videos of Lion's Head & Signal Hill Mountain Bike

      Pat's Track - Table Mountain - MTB
      3:30 | 202 | Sep 27, 2022 , Cape Town
      MUni - Lions Loop Cape Town
      trail: Lions Head
      0:15 | 190 | Jul 7, 2009
      youtuber Affordable 29er Trail Bike That..... |...
      9:41 | 712 | Dec 17, 2018 , Cape Town
      youtuber 2018 Ibis HD4 | Rated
      9:10 | 570 | May 7, 2018 , Cape Town

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Lions Head
      Jan 12, 2025 @ 8:51am
      Jan 12, 2025
      DryEnd section down towards The Glen has...SchalkMarais
      Quarry Hill B-Line
      Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:44am
      Jan 11, 2025
      DryTrail edges need some vegetation trimmed....SchalkMarais
      Steek In Die Bos
      Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:44am
      Jan 11, 2025
      Very DryLoose, dusty & rocky. Some of the...SchalkMarais
      Pat's Access
      Jan 7, 2025 @ 5:29pm
      Jan 7, 2025
      IdealAll clear... dry, dusty &...SchalkMarais
      SH 001
      Sep 14, 2024 @ 7:30am
      Sep 14, 2024
      Very DryTrail Running mwcdross
      SH 002
      Jun 9, 2024 @ 12:44am
      Jun 9, 2024
      UnknownJaggeredSPWM
      Signal Hill Drive
      Jun 9, 2024 @ 12:44am
      Jun 9, 2024
      IdealBeautiful daySPWM
      Quarry Hill Road Access
      Nov 30, 2023 @ 12:47pm
      Nov 30, 2023
      Drytrudybike
      Pat's Track Signal Hill
      Oct 20, 2023 @ 12:03am
      Oct 20, 2023
      DryTrail Running ugrass
      Belgian Waffle
      Oct 9, 2023 @ 10:55pm
      Oct 9, 2023
      IdealLarge tree down across trail, blocking...duxlevo

      Activity Feed

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      SchalkMaraisaddreportactivity #64526312 and 2 more
      Jan 12, 2025 @ 10:13pm
      Jan 12, 2025
      SchalkMaraisaddreportactivity #64253812
      Jan 7, 2025 @ 10:39pm
      Jan 7, 2025
      Jemmswishlisttrailactivity #63110956
      Dec 14, 2024 @ 11:07am
      Dec 14, 2024
      SchalkMaraisaddreportactivity #59347806
      Sep 23, 2024 @ 12:30am
      Sep 23, 2024
      mwcdrossaddreportactivity #58831928
      Sep 14, 2024 @ 3:46am
      Sep 14, 2024

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      RiyaandavidstrailPat's Track Signal HillNot an enjoyable ride coming from Glengariff...
      May 27, 2022 @ 1:29am
      May 27, 2022
      RenoRidertrailLions HeadNice for a walk to see the views. Better to...
      Sep 30, 2021 @ 6:39am
      Sep 30, 2021
      RenoRidertrailPat's Track Signal HillAmazing hiking trail with great views. Not...
      Sep 30, 2021 @ 6:02am
      Sep 30, 2021
      jonabalmertrailPat's Track Signal HillHi, how safe (no wanderers, mugging etc) is...
      Dec 6, 2020 @ 4:07am
      Dec 6, 2020
      SuperdawietrailPat's Track Signal HillMountain biking has been allowed in this trail...
      Aug 31, 2020 @ 11:39am
      Aug 31, 2020

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Table Mountain National Park 15 29 134 km
      The Twelve Apostles 94.6 km
      Constantia Greenbelt 3 97.1 km
      Tokai Forest MTB Trails 12 11 6 19 km
      Tygerberg Nature Reserve11.5 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike1813 miles3,474 ft7 miles820 ft
      #6,811#102301493,784
      E-Bike107 miles1,637 ft4 miles820 ft
      #2,260#68138708
      Hike2316 miles4,242 ft8 miles1,631 ft
      #5,841#8761491621
      Trail Running2316 miles4,242 ft8 miles1,631 ft
      #5,836#8714931,129
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      • Admins: TMB, TokaiMTB
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