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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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  • popular
  • less popular
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Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
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Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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      For more information on each ride area or trail, scroll down and click on any of the links. Most of the trails that have been mapped in Zambia at this stage, is in the Lusaka area.

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      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      367
      Trails Mountain Bike
      352
      Trails E-Bike
      341
      Trails Hike
      353
      Trails Trail Running
      353
      Trails Dirtbike/Moto
      14
      Total Distance
      404 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      191 miles
      Total Descent
      34,505 ft
      Total Vertical
      1,949 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      4,586 ft
      Reports
      17
      Photos
      5
      Ridden Counter
      377

      Popular Zambia Mountain Biking Trails

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      Trail C2
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Access Road
      Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve
      Trail C73
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      The Pump
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Trail B11
      Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve
      Ridge drop
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Flatjacks
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Ackims trail
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Trail A2
      Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve
      Access Road
      Lilayi Lodge Game Reserve
      Mountain of God Connector
      Forest Reserve 27 - Lusaka East
      Glancealot
      Greater Lilayi Trail Network
      Access Road
      Lusaka National Park
      Trail 107
      Forest Reserve 27 - Lusaka East
      Trail 24a
      Forest Reserve 27 - Lusaka East

      Zambia Mountain Bike Routes

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      Escarpment Circular
      Lusaka
      33 miles
      Elephant Epic 2020
      Chongwe
      46 miles
      MTB Fun & Mud Route race
      Lusaka Gymkhana Club
      1 mile

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 1 rides
      Past Week
      • 1 rides

      Photos of Zambia Mountain Bike

      71 |
      Mar 8, 2020 @ 9:50am
      Mar 8, 2020
      71 |
      Mar 8, 2020 @ 9:50am
      Mar 8, 2020
      71 |
      Mar 8, 2020 @ 9:50am
      Mar 8, 2020
      72 |
      Mar 5, 2020 @ 8:35pm
      Mar 5, 2020
      45 |
      Mar 5, 2020 @ 8:28pm
      Mar 5, 2020

      Videos of Zambia Mountain Bike

      Along the Classic Rock trail
      0:26 | 25 | Jun 22, 2020
      The Road to Lusaka

      10:17 | 156 | Mar 10, 2020
      Cycle Zambia! From Lusaka to Victoria Falls

      2:05 | 221 | Mar 10, 2020
      Stanbic MTB Classic 2014

      3:19 | 138 | Mar 10, 2020
      Day 3 Highlights of the 2019 FQM 1Zambia MTB

      4:20 | 140 | Mar 10, 2020
      Elephant Epic 2019

      3:29 | 153 | Mar 10, 2020
      Why ride the FQM 1Zambia MTB?

      5:36 | 122 | Mar 5, 2020
      Meet Zambia's 2019 AFCON MTB Team

      2:49 | 83 | Mar 5, 2020

      Recent Trail Reports


      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike352398 miles34,262 ft189 miles1,949 ft
      #8351731,032
      E-Bike341389 miles34,163 ft188 miles1,844 ft
      #59177
      Hike353398 miles34,262 ft189 miles1,949 ft
      #731720
      Trail Running353398 miles34,262 ft189 miles1,949 ft
      #72172
      Dirtbike/Moto146 miles243 ft2 miles118 ft
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