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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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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
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- < 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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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
The Village of Thornhill, midway between Jeffrey's Bay and Port Elizabeth, is home to the 3Rivers Trail Network.
With a great network of MTB trails already existing at J-Bay Bike Park, Sunnyvale/Bluegums/Crossways Farms and Woodridge – the idea was born to link all these existing trails in the Thornhill area to provide riders of every level with a variety of unlimited world-class trails, not only for mountain-biking, but also for trail-running and hiking. In addition to this, the vision of 3Rivers Trails is to support the development and promotion of the fast-expanding Thornhill area, and provides some very necessary job-creation in the area.
3Rivers Trails was envisioned by two local farmers Brett & Grant Puttergill and Didier Duc, a Swiss National who immigrated to South Africa in October 2011 to settle in Thornhill. All three are very passionate about Mountain Biking and have developed their own tracks over the years. The same passion, the same motivation and the same vision guided them into the creation of 3Rivers Trails.
J-Bay Bike Park (est. 2012), Sunnyvale Trails (est. 2006) and Woodridge Trails (est. 199
, are all well known by the enthusiastic mountain bikers for the quality XCO courses, especially since Provincials & Nationals XCO was organized with great success in the past. The Longmore Plantation (MTO) is accessed through the 3Rivers Trails and the permits issued by 3Rivers Trails allow access to the trails in the Longmore Forest.
With a great network of MTB trails already existing at J-Bay Bike Park, Sunnyvale/Bluegums/Crossways Farms and Woodridge – the idea was born to link all these existing trails in the Thornhill area to provide riders of every level with a variety of unlimited world-class trails, not only for mountain-biking, but also for trail-running and hiking. In addition to this, the vision of 3Rivers Trails is to support the development and promotion of the fast-expanding Thornhill area, and provides some very necessary job-creation in the area.
3Rivers Trails was envisioned by two local farmers Brett & Grant Puttergill and Didier Duc, a Swiss National who immigrated to South Africa in October 2011 to settle in Thornhill. All three are very passionate about Mountain Biking and have developed their own tracks over the years. The same passion, the same motivation and the same vision guided them into the creation of 3Rivers Trails.
J-Bay Bike Park (est. 2012), Sunnyvale Trails (est. 2006) and Woodridge Trails (est. 199
, are all well known by the enthusiastic mountain bikers for the quality XCO courses, especially since Provincials & Nationals XCO was organized with great success in the past. The Longmore Plantation (MTO) is accessed through the 3Rivers Trails and the permits issued by 3Rivers Trails allow access to the trails in the Longmore Forest.source: 3Rivers Trails Web Portal
AKA: 3Rivers Trails
Disclaimer:
Register and buy a daily permit at Crossways Country Kitchen, at the J-Bay Trail Centre or on the 3Rivers Trails website (Link below). Permits can also be purchased from Cyclo Pro bike shop in Port Elizabeth. Annual permits are also available on the website.
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Region Details
- 115
- 19
- 19
- 1
Activities
Region Status
Open as of 14 hours
Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 154
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 159
- Trails E-Bike
- 138
- Trails Hike
- 160
- Trails Trail Running
- 160
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 134 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 60 miles
- Total Descent
- 17,469 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,439 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,879 ft
- Reports
- 103
- Ridden Counter
- 900
Sub Regions
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Crossways (3Rivers Trails)
- 9
- 5
- 1
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J-Bay Bike Park (3Rivers Trails)
- 6
- 10
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Longmore Forest (3Rivers Trails)
- 4
- 4
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Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve
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Woodridge College (3Rivers Trails)
Popular Thornhill Mountain Biking Trails
Thornhill Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 3Rivers: Oxwagon Pass | 9 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Yellow Monkey | 9 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Black Mamba | 3 miles | |
| 3Rivers: J-Bay Bike Park Red Route, 8.5km | 5 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Black Porcupine Route, 58km | 37 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Red Holstein Route, 28km | 17 miles | |
| 3Rivers: Long Drop Alley | 1,624 ft | |
| 3Rivers: Bridge View (Yellow Monkey extension) | 1 miles | |
| 3Rivers: You're Gorgeous | 2,552 ft | |
| 3Rivers: Purple Cow | 6 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 3 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 17 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YM 001 | Aug 10, 2020 @ 10:21am 14 hours | Very Dry | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| Lower Yellow Trail | Aug 9, 2020 @ 4:45am 2 days | Very Dry | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| Long Drop Alley | Aug 9, 2020 @ 4:32am 2 days | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| SVF 011 | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| Villa Lane | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| YM 002 | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| YM 003 | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| Upper Yellow | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| Youre Gorgeous | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers | ||
| CVF 005 | Jul 5, 2020 @ 1:03am Jul 5, 2020 | Ideal | ChrisBza 3Rivers |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ChrisBza | update | trail | YM 001 | Aug 10, 2020 @ 10:24am 14 hours |
| ChrisBza | add | report | YM 001 | Aug 10, 2020 @ 10:22am 14 hours |
| ChrisBza | update | trail | YM S005 and 1 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 4:50am 2 days |
| ChrisBza | add | report | Long Drop Alley and 2 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 4:33am 2 days |
| ChrisBza | add | report | Long Drop Alley | Aug 6, 2020 @ 1:43am Aug 6, 2020 |
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