3.1 miles
Distance
381 ft
Climb
-359 ft
Descent
00:30:35
Avg time

Montusi Gorge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Drakensberg Trails
    Bergville
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #30017 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #65790 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Drakensberg Trails Association

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Montusi Gorge is a 5 km popular blue singletrack trail located near Bergville. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 116 m blue climb. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Montusi Gorge multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    21 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,162 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,390 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,360 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,380 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -18.7%
  • Grade min
    21%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    2,362 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:35
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on Mar 14, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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      Montusi Gorge Trail Reports

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      Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:48pm
      Mar 14, 2021
      		 reporter Running smooth. Come ride!
      Mar 14, 2021 @ 9:45pm
      Mar 14, 2021
      		 reporter Ideal conditions. Come run and ride!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 17 rides
      • Last: Jul 9, 2023

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