81 Trails in Africa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Benoni Country Club MTB Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Benoni
Modderfontein Reserve / Taroko MTB Beginner difficulty 13 ***** Johannesburg
Giba Green Route Beginner difficulty 8.0 ***** Pinetown
Tokai Forest Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Constantia, Cape Town
Buffalo Expert difficulty 21.0 ***** Pretoria
Impala Ranch MTB Trails Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** Jeffreys Bay
B Spot Easiest difficulty 2.0 ***** Cape Town
Giba Blue trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Pinetown
Clearwater Trail System Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Port Edward
Jonkershoek Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Stellenbosch
Red Barn Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Olifantsfontein
Hoogekraal Mountain Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cape Town
Eden; G Spot; Blue Gums (Paradyskloof) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Stellenbosch
Northern Farms Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Diepsloot
Hillside Dams Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Bulawayo
Paradyskloof Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Stellenbosch
Tierpoort Adventure Farm Advanced difficulty 19 **** Pretoria
Anysberg Nature Reserve Trails Intermediate difficulty 0 ****
Middelbergfarm Advanced difficulty 34 **** De Doorns
Dunkheld Estate Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Dullstroom
Garden Route Trail Park Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Knysna
Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge Beginner difficulty 28.0 **** Muldersdrift
Huddle Park Golf & Recreation Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Johannesburg
Pilansberg national park Beginner difficulty 30.0 **** Sun city
Kliprivier Network Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Johannesburg South
Rietvlei Farm Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Johannesburg South
Helderberg Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Somerset West
Karkloof 30km Intermediate difficulty 27.0 *** Howick
Sugar Rush Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Ballito
Meerendal Mountain Bike Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ** Durbanville, Cape Town
Howick to Karkloof easy 47km difficulty 29.0 Howick
Karkloof to Howick and back difficulty 34 Howick
45K Roundabout difficulty 45.0 Magaliesburg
Maseru North difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Lebanon Red trail difficulty 27.0 Grabouw
Maseru Urban 20k difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Maseru Urban 12k difficulty 8.0 Maseru
BielieMielie Fiets difficulty 50.0 Reitz
Hillside Mountainbike Trail difficulty 2.0 Pretoria
Contermanskloof difficulty 30.0 Cape Town
Knysna Oyster Fest 50 difficulty 31.0 Knysna
Hazeldean difficulty 19.0 Pretoria
Yellow trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
3Rivers Trails difficulty 20.0 Thornhill
Orange Trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
Green Route difficulty 5.0 Durban
Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club Klipheuwel Trail difficulty 8.1 Fisantekraal
Thaba Trails difficulty 10.0 Johannesburg
Black Hill MTB trail difficulty 3.0 Cape Town
Black Dragon Slayer difficulty 10.0 Phuthaditjhaba

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