3.4 miles
Distance
13 ft
Climb
-1,911 ft
Descent
01:05:01
Avg time

11 Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Menagesha Suba Forest Park
    Addis Ababa
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Oct-June
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #30289 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise

This is one of the best runs in the park. All of it is forested singletrack with a bit of everything present from steeps to twisties to a few rock gardens. The first third is a technical, narrow, steep expert DH style track with some tight ninja moves, followed by some fast traversing and a very, very short uphill that intersects the so-called Waterfall Rd (unsigned). Continue across Waterfall Rd and continue the fast singletrack through forest and woodlands that gets faster and faster until mach 11 through the eucalyptus forest that surrounds the lower elevations of the park. An alternative route is to start the trail from the Waterfall Rd if your skills are not up to the steep start above.

Best suited for a trail or enduro bike as there are some undulations, but mostly it is a fast blast.

Like almost all trails in Menagesha, there are too many intersections to keep track of. Follow the drainage down. Think like a cow heading down to market, follow the bike-friendly lines, and you'll stay on the right track.

Access Info

This trail starts about 300m to the west of the main dirt road (Menagesha Suba Forest Rd), above drive-in camp 3 (of 3) just before the top of the treeline and Emperor Menelick's old hunting lodge. Like many of the upper trails (Speedo, Heavy Meadow, Monkey Machete Mayhem), the entrance begins above the open meadow (i.e., Heavy Meadow). If you get to the hunting lodge you have gone too far, but you could start from there as well.

More Stats for 11 mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,898 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,591 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,489 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,489 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,591 ft
  • Grade
    -10.493%
  • Grade max
    -24.614%
  • Grade min
    9.993%
  • Distance climb
    109 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    52 ft
  • Avg time
    01:05:01
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:32
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Feb 12, 2016
Dry
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (24)
close
  • Basemap 
  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to 11-41659 trailhead (8.972080, 38.564140)
      update trails status or condition

      11 Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Feb 12, 2016 @ 7:29am
      Feb 12, 2016
      Nov 19, 2015 @ 1:07am
      Nov 19, 2015
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 0 rides
      •  
      All
      • 24 rides
      • Last: Mar 21, 2021

      Photos

      no photos have been added for 11 yet, add a photo.

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.






      Videos

      more »
      Trail 11, Menagesha, Ethiopia, Oct 10, 2015
      953 | Nov 19, 2015 , Addis Ababa

      Nearby Trails

      Menagesha Suba Forest Park

      • subscribe
      • flag
      • login to download gpx or kml files.