79 Trails in South Africa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Sky Trails Plettenberg Bay difficulty 0
Anysberg Nature Reserve Trails Intermediate difficulty 0 ****
Sugar Rush Park Beginner difficulty 19.0 *** Ballito
Benoni Country Club MTB Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Benoni
Wolesley 50km Race difficulty 34.0 Breede River DC
Hoogekraal Mountain Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cape Town
B Spot Easiest difficulty 2.0 ***** Cape Town
Rhodes Memorial difficulty 5.0 Cape Town
Hilcrest difficulty 5.0 Cape Town
Koeberg Power Station difficulty 12.0 Cape Town
Black Hill MTB trail difficulty 3.0 Cape Town
Contermanskloof difficulty 30.0 Cape Town
Lions Head difficulty 9.0 Cape Town
Dragon peaks difficulty 25.0 Cathkin Park
Tokai Forest Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Constantia, Cape Town
Middelbergfarm Advanced difficulty 34 **** De Doorns
Northern Farms Intermediate difficulty 35.0 **** Diepsloot
Dunkheld Estate Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Dullstroom
Zuikerboschhoek Single Track difficulty 6.0 Dullstroom
Green Route difficulty 5.0 Durban
Meerendal Mountain Bike Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 ** Durbanville, Cape Town
Contermanskloof difficulty 10.0 Durbanville, Cape Town
Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club Klipheuwel Trail difficulty 8.1 Fisantekraal
Red Route difficulty 22.0 Grabouw
Lebanon Red trail difficulty 27.0 Grabouw
Hemel en Aarde Blue route difficulty 15.0 Hermanus
Hemel en Aarde Blue route difficulty 15.0 Hermanus
30km and 45km loops difficulty 28.0 Howick
Karkloof 30km Intermediate difficulty 27.0 *** Howick
Howick to Karkloof easy 47km difficulty 29.0 Howick
Karkloof to Howick and back difficulty 34 Howick
Impala Ranch MTB Trails Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** Jeffreys Bay
Heia Safari difficulty 18.0 Johannesburg
Thaba Trails difficulty 10.0 Johannesburg
Orange Trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
Modderfontein Reserve / Taroko MTB Beginner difficulty 13 ***** Johannesburg
Yellow trail (Thaba Trails) difficulty 6.0 Johannesburg
Huddle Park Golf & Recreation Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Johannesburg
Rietvlei Farm Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Johannesburg South
Kliprivier Network Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Johannesburg South
Harkerville Red Route difficulty 14.0 Knysna
Knysna Oyster Fest 50 difficulty 31.0 Knysna
Garden Route Trail Park Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Knysna
Gustaf Klingbiel Lydenburg difficulty 30.0 Lydenburg
45K Roundabout difficulty 45.0 Magaliesburg
Maseru Urban 20k difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Maseru North difficulty 13.0 Maseru
Maseru Urban 12k difficulty 8.0 Maseru
Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge Beginner difficulty 28.0 **** Muldersdrift
Napier Patat Festival difficulty 36.0 Napier

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