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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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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
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
163 trails
Region Details
- 98
- 22
- 34
- 6
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Jun 21, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #3,851
- State Ranking
- #46
- Trails (view details)
- 187
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 163
- Trails E-Bike
- 151
- Trails Hike
- 182
- Trails Trail Running
- 182
- Total Distance
- 305 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 158 miles
- Total Descent
- 23,973 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,475 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,285 ft
- Reports
- 207
- Photos
- 69
- Ridden Counter
- 1,425
Sub Regions
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Izintaba Private Game Reserve
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Lindani Game & Lodges
- 12
- 22
- 3
- 3
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Summerplace
- 10
- 12
- 3
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Waterberg Trails Gravel Grinding Network
Popular Vaalwater Mountain Biking Trails
Vaalwater Mountain Bike Routes
Photos of Vaalwater Mountain Bike
trail: Marula Light
8 |
Dec 31, 2021 @ 11:31pm
Dec 31, 2021
trail: Marula Light
18 |
Dec 31, 2021 @ 11:30pm
Dec 31, 2021
trail: Marula Flow
11 |
Sep 30, 2020 @ 3:43am
Sep 30, 2020
trail: Sunset
31 |
Sep 30, 2020 @ 3:41am
Sep 30, 2020
trail: Aloe
8 |
Jul 25, 2020 @ 11:27pm
Jul 25, 2020
trail: Aloe
11 |
Jul 25, 2020 @ 11:19pm
Jul 25, 2020
trail: Aloe
12 |
Jul 25, 2020 @ 11:18pm
Jul 25, 2020Videos of Vaalwater Mountain Bike
trail: 3 Amps
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36 |
Jun 8, 2020
trail: Roller Coaster Ravine
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Jun 8, 2020
10:23 |
76 |
Apr 23, 2021
2:43 |
120 |
Apr 23, 2021
2:42 |
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Apr 23, 2021
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Feb 14, 2021
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Jun 3, 2020
1:46 |
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Jun 3, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Aloe Link | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Marula Connector | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Marula Light | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Aloe | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Summerplace Farm Road | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Summerplace Access Road | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Farm Road - Boekenhout-Wild Olive | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Farm Road - Back Pump & Sunset Spot | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Farm Road - Boekenhout & Sunset Spot | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS | ||
| Marula | Apr 23, 2021 @ 3:20pm Apr 23, 2021 | Ideal | wesseljacobsz TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WaterbergMTB | add | trail | B1 and 1 more | Aug 16, 2022 @ 8:17am 6 mins |
| WaterbergMTB | update | trail | Mcabe's Northern Link and 6 more | Aug 11, 2022 @ 2:14am Aug 11, 2022 |
| Eclaire | add | photo | in My City and 2 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 1:31am Aug 7, 2022 |
| kevrec58 | vote | poi | The Gully | Aug 3, 2022 @ 4:10am Aug 3, 2022 |
| kevrec58 | ridden | poi | The Gully | Aug 3, 2022 @ 4:10am Aug 3, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Rode it yesterday. Trail in decent shape, a... | Oct 12, 2020 @ 9:59am Oct 12, 2020 | ||
| trail | Aloe Trail - Aloe Marlothii - Aloe marlothii... | Jul 3, 2020 @ 5:31am Jul 3, 2020 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails7 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge3 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molope Bike Park | skill park | Vaalwater | |
| Waterberg MTB Skills Park | skill park | Vaalwater |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 163 | 284 miles | 20,919 ft | 149 miles | 1,476 ft | #3,851 | #46 | 41 | 207 | 70 | 991 | |
| E-Bike | 151 | 272 miles | 19,039 ft | 142 miles | 1,476 ft | 3 | 203 | 48 | 17 | |||
| Hike | 182 | 298 miles | 22,717 ft | 154 miles | 1,476 ft | 17 | 206 | 39 | 103 | |||
| Trail Running | 182 | 298 miles | 22,717 ft | 154 miles | 1,476 ft | 8 | 206 | 48 | 104 |
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