2.0 miles
Distance
195 ft
Climb
-135 ft
Descent
00:06:04
Avg time

Upper Porcupine Way Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Karkloof Country Club
    Howick
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #130912 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    SAPPI

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Upper Porcupine Way is a 3 km popular green dirt/gravel road trail located near Howick. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 60 m green climb. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

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day license or annual indemnity compulsory

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More Stats for Upper Porcupine Way multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    60 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,055 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,199 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,139 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,199 ft
  • Grade
    0.6%
  • Grade max
    -12.9%
  • Grade min
    18.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    3,967 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,312 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:15
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      Upper Porcupine Way Trail Reports

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      Feb 2, 2022 @ 6:26am
      Feb 2, 2022
      Dec 27, 2021 @ 9:50pm
      Dec 27, 2021
      Jan 7, 2021 @ 6:11am
      Jan 7, 2021
      Aug 27, 2020 @ 7:43am
      Aug 27, 2020
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      Mar 25, 2020 @ 3:51am
      Mar 25, 2020
      		 reporter Closed due to Corona Virus
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      6 Months
      • 28 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
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      • 267 rides
      • Last: Nov 24, 2024

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