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Name: Grotto Route (Red Blazes)
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

12.9 miles

Distance

1,308 ft

Climb

-1,284 ft

Descent

5,066 ft

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Grotto Route - Red Blazes:

The Grotto Route is a 22km Route, rated as difficult.

The Route follows mostly singletrack trails with solid surfaces, but with intermittant rocks, roots and other obstacles. The first section of the Route follows the easier trails of the Gypsies Bend Route (Green) up to The Ledges Lodge. From there it joins The Ledges Trail (Blue) which is a bit more challenging, up to the Cavern. From the Cavern the Route follows the easier Grotto trail (Green), to the more challenging Trilby Descent (Blue), onto the difficult Downtime (Black).

While some of the Grotto Route is suitable for novices, the Ledges and Trilby Descent sections require at least intermediate skills. Downtime is a dificult descent and suitable only for stong, confident riders.

Detailed Description

Grotto Route (Red Blazes) is a 13 mile popular expert route located near Bergville. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 6 trails. This route climbs 1,308 ft with a max elevation of 5,066 ft then descends -1,284 ft.

Drakensberg Trails Association (www.drakensbergtrails.co.za)

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Drakensberg Trails
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

5

Upper Gypsies

Acacia Meander

Leopard Cavern

Grotto Access Road

Avg time

1 hr 51 min
Altitude min

4,225 ft
Altitude start

4,342 ft
Altitude end

4,364 ft
Grade max

-41.4%
Grade min

38.5%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2,448 ft

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trail	date	description
Leopard Cavern	Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm Mar 14, 2021	Running smooth. Come ride! reporter
Upper Gypsies	Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm Mar 14, 2021	Running smooth. Come ride! reporter
The Start	Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm Mar 14, 2021	Running smooth. Come ride! reporter
Downtime	Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm Mar 14, 2021	Running smooth. Come ride! reporter
Grotto Access Road	Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm Mar 14, 2021	Running smooth. Come ride! reporter