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1.4 miles
Distance
264 ft
Climb
-256 ft
Descent
00:11:32
Avg time
9 ft
Altitude change
303 ft
Altitude min
441 ft
Altitude max
322 ft
Altitude start
331 ft
Altitude end
0.1%
Grade
-23.2%
Grade max
23.6%
Grade min
3,468 ft
Distance climb
3,264 ft
Distance down
840 ft
Distance flat
00:11:32
Avg time
Black Route Switchbacks Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding Area
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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National Ranking#845 in Mountain Biking · South Africa [+]
- #1,730 in E-Biking
- #5,565 in Trail Running
- #4,361 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Black Route Switchbacks is a 2 km popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Hermanus. Riders describe it as tight and twisty. This multi-use trail can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating with a 80 m blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 11 minutes to complete this trail.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 18 miles average
6 Months
- 7 rides
- 23 miles avg distance
All
- 51 rides
- Last: Oct 30, 2026
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(-34.401310, 19.209110)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 40 miles • 5,170 ft • 13 • Loop •
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mjgaylord
Definitely not a black trail. It’s not steep nor technical enough. Between green and blue.
JoelHunt04
Really isn't a black trail it is more of a hard green maybe a blue but it is definitely not a black trail
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