81 Trails in Africa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Buffalo Expert difficulty 21.0 ***** Pretoria
Middelbergfarm Advanced difficulty 34 **** De Doorns
Tierpoort Adventure Farm Advanced difficulty 19 **** Pretoria
Meerendal Mountain Bike Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ** Durbanville, Cape Town
Garden Route Trail Park Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Knysna
Hillside Dams Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Bulawayo
Anysberg Nature Reserve Trails Intermediate difficulty 0 ****
Tokai Forest Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Constantia, Cape Town
Jonkershoek Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Stellenbosch
Paradyskloof Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Stellenbosch
Karkloof 30km Intermediate difficulty 27.0 *** Howick
Hoogekraal Mountain Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cape Town
Impala Ranch MTB Trails Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** Jeffreys Bay
Kliprivier Network Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Johannesburg South
Northern Farms Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Diepsloot
Huddle Park Golf & Recreation Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Johannesburg
Giba Blue trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Pinetown
Red Barn Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Olifantsfontein
Eden; G Spot; Blue Gums (Paradyskloof) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Stellenbosch
Clearwater Trail System Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Port Edward
Dunkheld Estate Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Dullstroom
Sugar Rush Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Ballito
Pilansberg national park Beginner difficulty 30.0 **** Sun city
Rietvlei Farm Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Johannesburg South
Helderberg Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Somerset West
Modderfontein Reserve / Taroko MTB Beginner difficulty 13 ***** Johannesburg
Giba Green Route Beginner difficulty 8.0 ***** Pinetown
Benoni Country Club MTB Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Benoni
Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge Beginner difficulty 28.0 **** Muldersdrift
B Spot Easiest difficulty 2.0 ***** Cape Town
Maseru Urban 12k difficulty 8.0 Maseru
Contermanskloof difficulty 30.0 Cape Town
Hartspad difficulty 14.0 Potchefstroom
BielieMielie Fiets difficulty 50.0 Reitz
Lebanon Red trail difficulty 27.0 Grabouw
45K Roundabout difficulty 45.0 Magaliesburg
Karkloof to Howick and back difficulty 34 Howick
Howick to Karkloof easy 47km difficulty 29.0 Howick
Hillside Mountainbike Trail difficulty 2.0 Pretoria
Maseru North difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Maseru Urban 20k difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club Klipheuwel Trail difficulty 8.1 Fisantekraal
Koeberg Power Station difficulty 12.0 Cape Town
ampenyi ghana difficulty 50.0 elmina
Hazeldean difficulty 19.0 Pretoria
Yellow trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (BHRC) difficulty 26 Stellenbosch
Orange Trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
Sky Trails Plettenberg Bay difficulty 0
Black Dragon Slayer difficulty 10.0 Phuthaditjhaba

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