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3,241 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-182 ft
Descent
00:02:14
Avg time
-179 ft
Altitude change
3,620 ft
Altitude min
3,802 ft
Altitude max
3,802 ft
Altitude start
3,625 ft
Altitude end
-5.5%
Grade
-25.4%
Grade max
1.4%
Grade min
495 ft
Distance climb
2,694 ft
Distance down
49 ft
Distance flat
00:02:14
Avg time
Backbone Top Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMTO Lowveld
White River -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 95 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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National Ranking#688 in Mountain Biking · South Africa [+]
- #1,567 in E-Biking
- #1,720 in Trail Running
- #4,822 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailJump
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Land OwnerMTO trails
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AI Generated Description
Backbone Top is a 988 m popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near White River. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 1 m blue climb. It features jump. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 19 miles average
6 Months
- 7 rides
- 32 miles avg distance
All
- 52 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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(-25.236670, 30.968810)
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Routes with this trail
19 miles • 2,556 ft • 9 •
Currently as of 20 Dec 2023 our only open route due to a huge storm damaging a lot of our trials.
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