4.6 miles
Distance
174 ft
Climb
-2,142 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

Public Works Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Menagesha Suba Forest Park
    Addis Ababa
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Season
    Oct-June
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #69754 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 the easiest trail to get turned around on, as unlike most of the other descents, this is more of a route than one individual top-to-bottom run like a lot of the other trails here for Menagesha. The descent includes some steep tech up top, followed by an interesting tech trail that follows the contour along a thin pipe, then intersects a dirt road, which you descend on for a bit (there are also some sneaky singletracks connecting elsewhere). It then dives back into the dense forest for some undulations followed by a typical fast blast in the lower elevation forest.

Like 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, and you'll probably stay on the right track. There are a few tricky turns though so use a GPS or MTB Trailforks mobile app and do not go straight down to the creeks; stay up in the drainage.

Access Info

This trail starts at the main dirt road (Menagesha Suba Forest Rd) just below Emperor Menelick's hunting lodge, above Camp 3. A new unsigned dirt road has been built that turns off of Menagesha-Suba Rd, and this is where the ride starts. It gives way to singletrack trail around the corner.

More Stats for Public Works mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,969 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,476 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,445 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,476 ft
  • Grade
    -8.048%
  • Grade max
    -23.822%
  • Grade min
    22.125%
  • Distance climb
    2,700 ft
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    189 ft
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