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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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SaveLusaka has a vibrant and active mountain biking community. The most popular mountain biking areas are around Lilayi and Lepard’s Hill. Parts of both areas are mapped in the Trailforks App for IOS and Android, and can also be downloaded to Garmin devices.
To see the different ride areas, follow the links lower down on this page or click on the ride area labels on the map. To see more information on a trail, click on the trail and follow the link.
In the Lilayi area riders usually park at Lilayi Lodge from where the ride in groups.
Lusaka mountain bikers communicate mostly through local WhatsApp groups where group rides are organized and pick-up rides posted by members. A good way to connect with them is through the local bike shops or by attending the Thursday evening mtb events at the Lusaka Gynkkhana Club (Lusaka Show Grounds).
To see the different ride areas, follow the links lower down on this page or click on the ride area labels on the map. To see more information on a trail, click on the trail and follow the link.
In the Lilayi area riders usually park at Lilayi Lodge from where the ride in groups.
Lusaka mountain bikers communicate mostly through local WhatsApp groups where group rides are organized and pick-up rides posted by members. A good way to connect with them is through the local bike shops or by attending the Thursday evening mtb events at the Lusaka Gynkkhana Club (Lusaka Show Grounds).
Region Details
- 158
- 84
- 144
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 387
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 387
- Trails E-Bike
- 385
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 388
- Trails Trail Running
- 388
- Total Distance
- 437 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 208 miles
- Total Descent
- 37,282 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,860 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,497 ft
- Reports
- 24
- Photos
- 5
- Ridden Counter
- 1,004
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Popular Lusaka Province Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail C2 Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Access Road Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve | |||
| Ackims trail Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Trail B7 Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve | |||
| Trail C1 Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Access Road Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve | |||
| Trail A2 Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve | |||
| Glancealot Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| The Pump Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Classic Rock Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Kamikaze Connector Greater Lilayi Trail Network | |||
| Trail 116 Forest Reserve 27 - Lusaka East | |||
| Trail B11 Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve | |||
| Trail 12a Forest Reserve 27 - Lusaka East | |||
| Trail C42 Greater Lilayi Trail Network |
Lusaka Province Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant Epic 2023 Lazy J | 46 miles | |
| Loop to Loop @ Kwamweena Lusaka | 10 miles | |
| Escarpment Circular Lusaka | 33 miles | |
| The Steeps Greater Lilayi Trail Network | 2 miles | |
| Meanwood to Airport Lusaka Gymkhana Club | 32 miles | |
| 21km Kakuyu Valley Loop Rufunza | 13 miles | |
| 40km Escarpment Loop Rufunza | 23 miles | |
| Elephant Epic 2023 Greater Lilayi Trail Network | 46 miles | |
| Elephant Epic 2020 Chongwe | 46 miles | |
| MTB Fun & Mud Route race Lusaka Gymkhana Club | 1 mile |
Videos of Lusaka Province Mountain Bike
trail: Classic Rock
0:26 |
47 |
Jun 22, 2020
10:17 |
323 |
Mar 10, 2020
2:05 |
408 |
Mar 10, 2020
3:19 |
261 |
Mar 10, 2020
4:20 |
279 |
Mar 10, 2020
3:29 |
305 |
Mar 10, 2020
5:36 |
260 |
Mar 5, 2020
2:49 |
216 |
Mar 5, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IdrisSlB67o | wishlist | region | activity #66706747 | Feb 23, 2025 @ 7:51pm Feb 23, 2025 |
| Rayyaan4SyxRH | vote | route | activity #63739604 | Dec 29, 2024 @ 12:45pm Dec 29, 2024 |
| MaxJKZCKQ | wishlist | trail | activity #61912464 | Nov 17, 2024 @ 12:35am Nov 17, 2024 |
| Jxroussel | wishlist | region | activity #59931661 | Oct 4, 2024 @ 4:00am Oct 4, 2024 |
| markholloway | add | route | activity #57115832 | Aug 12, 2024 @ 10:25am Aug 12, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail does NOT connect to Mukwa drive.... | Mar 31, 2024 @ 3:10am Mar 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Trail is blocked by fence mod way and is on... | Mar 31, 2024 @ 3:10am Mar 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Gate is usually LOCKED at end, cannot exit... | Mar 31, 2024 @ 3:09am Mar 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Mostly a double track to access Steeps and... | Mar 31, 2024 @ 3:08am Mar 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Start of trail is a bit hard to find and many... | Mar 31, 2024 @ 3:06am Mar 31, 2024 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails9 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge6 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge1 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k101 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Top 10 Trails1 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 386 | 437 miles | 37,280 ft | 208 miles | 1,860 ft | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2,098 | |||
| E-Bike | 385 | 435 miles | 37,182 ft | 208 miles | 1,860 ft | 24 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Horse | 1 | 6 miles | 98 ft | 2 miles | 33 ft | |||||||
| Hike | 388 | 437 miles | 37,280 ft | 208 miles | 1,860 ft | 24 | 31 | |||||
| Trail Running | 388 | 437 miles | 37,280 ft | 208 miles | 1,860 ft | 24 | 35 |
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