81 Trails in Africa

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
30km and 45km loops difficulty 28.0 Howick
3Rivers Trails difficulty 20.0 Thornhill
45K Roundabout difficulty 45.0 Magaliesburg
ampenyi ghana difficulty 50.0 elmina
Anysberg Nature Reserve Trails Intermediate difficulty 0 ****
B Spot Easiest difficulty 2.0 ***** Cape Town
Benoni Country Club MTB Beginner difficulty 9.0 ***** Benoni
BielieMielie Fiets difficulty 50.0 Reitz
Black Dragon Slayer difficulty 10.0 Phuthaditjhaba
Black Hill MTB trail difficulty 3.0 Cape Town
Boschendal difficulty 15.0 Stellenbosch
Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (BHRC) difficulty 26 Stellenbosch
Buffalo Expert difficulty 21.0 ***** Pretoria
Clearwater Trail System Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Port Edward
Contermanskloof difficulty 30.0 Cape Town
Contermanskloof difficulty 10.0 Durbanville, Cape Town
Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge Beginner difficulty 28.0 **** Muldersdrift
Delheim difficulty 8.0 Simonsberg Conservatory
Dir Burger MTB Challenge 50km route difficulty 31.0 Stellenbosch
Dr Evil Day 3 difficulty 22.0 Plettenberg Bay
Dragon peaks difficulty 25.0 Cathkin Park
Dunkheld Estate Beginner difficulty 25.0 **** Dullstroom
Eden; G Spot; Blue Gums (Paradyskloof) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Stellenbosch
Firehut Trail (Jonkershoek) difficulty 6.0 Stellenbosch
Garden Route Trail Park Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Knysna
Giba Blue trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Pinetown
Giba Green Route Beginner difficulty 8.0 ***** Pinetown
Green Route difficulty 5.0 Durban
Gustaf Klingbiel Lydenburg difficulty 30.0 Lydenburg
Harkerville Red Route difficulty 14.0 Knysna
Hartspad difficulty 14.0 Potchefstroom
Hazeldean difficulty 19.0 Pretoria
Heia Safari difficulty 18.0 Johannesburg
Helderberg Trails Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Somerset West
Hemel en Aarde Blue route difficulty 15.0 Hermanus
Hemel en Aarde Blue route difficulty 15.0 Hermanus
Hilcrest difficulty 5.0 Cape Town
Hillside Dams Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Bulawayo
Hillside Mountainbike Trail difficulty 2.0 Pretoria
Hoogekraal Mountain Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Cape Town
Howick to Karkloof easy 47km difficulty 29.0 Howick
Huddle Park Golf & Recreation Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Johannesburg
Impala Ranch MTB Trails Intermediate difficulty 17.0 ***** Jeffreys Bay
Jonkershoek Intermediate difficulty 20.0 ***** Stellenbosch
Karkloof 30km Intermediate difficulty 27.0 *** Howick
Karkloof to Howick and back difficulty 34 Howick
Kliprivier Network Intermediate difficulty 25.0 **** Johannesburg South
Knysna Oyster Fest 50 difficulty 31.0 Knysna
Koeberg Power Station difficulty 12.0 Cape Town
Lebanon Red trail difficulty 27.0 Grabouw

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