4,921 ft
Distance
86 ft
Climb
-337 ft
Descent
00:04:40
Avg time

Racing Snakes Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Grabouw Forest
    Grabouw
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #18896 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22144 in E-Biking
    • #68049 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Trail\'s End Adventures

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Racing Snakes is a 2 km popular blue singletrack family friendly trail located near Grabouw. This multi-use trail can be used downhill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 26 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Racing Snakes multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -252 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,111 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,363 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,363 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,112 ft
  • Grade
    -5.1%
  • Grade max
    -46.4%
  • Grade min
    28.1%
  • Distance climb
    869 ft
  • Distance down
    2,526 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,526 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:22
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on Nov 23, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 4.1 (3 votes)
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      Racing Snakes Trail Reports

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      Nov 23, 2020 @ 8:22pm
      Nov 23, 2020
      reporter Running smooth. Come ride
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 49 rides
      • 29 miles avg distance
      All
      • 74 rides
      • Last: Mar 24, 2025

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      Nov 30, 2020 @ 8:21am
      Nov 30, 2020
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      Feb 9, 2025 @ 8:23am
      Feb 9, 2025
      38 |
      Dec 30, 2020 @ 10:21pm
      Dec 30, 2020
      36 |
      Nov 30, 2020 @ 8:26am
      Nov 30, 2020

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