Trail Run Project Logo
Trail Guide
Best Trails & Photos
Forum
Get the app

Gauteng and Johannesburg

  1. Areas
  2. ZA
  3. Gauteng and Johannesburg
  4. View Sub Areas

Area suggestions or local tips? Tell us!

View Interactive Map
Difficulty
Easy — Difficult
Distance
mi
 - 
mi
Rating
Distance
mi
 - 
mi
Difficulty
Easy — Difficult
Rating
Popular Near Here
Google Map
Zoom in to see details
Map Key

Previous Next

Weather Averages

High
 
Low
 
Precip
 
 Days w/
 
J F M A M J J A S O N D

42 mi 67 km of trail — 10 Featured Runs

Gems 1 Gem Easy Trails 11 Trails Intermediate Trails 13 Trails Hard Trails 3 Trails

Areas Within Gauteng and Johannesburg

Area suggestions or local tips? Tell us!
Trail Run Project is built by runners like you.
Share what you know about this area with the community.

Gems in Gauteng and Johannesburg - 1

Trail Run Project is built by runners like you. Add Your Gems

gem

Sarel Marais Family Homestead

2
Johannesburg, ZA

Featured Runs in Gauteng and Johannesburg - 10

Trail Run Project is built by runners like you. Add Your Runs

Favorite Gum-pole river crossing bridge.

Riverside Loop

4.0 mi 6.5 km • Loop • 259 ft Ascent 78.91 m Ascent

Singletrack Johannesburg, ZA

( 2 )
Favorite Suikerbosrand views.

Suikerbosrand Trail

11.5 mi 18.4 km • Loop • 2,181 ft Ascent 664.74 m Ascent

Singletrack Heidelberg, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A tranquil view down by the Klip River.

Wildlife Loop

7.8 mi 12.6 km • Loop • 959 ft Ascent 292.37 m Ascent

Singletrack Johannesburg, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite Gum-pole river crossing bridge.

Multiple Lookout Loop

5.8 mi 9.3 km • Loop • 789 ft Ascent 240.37 m Ascent

Singletrack Johannesburg, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A view of the Tswaing meteor impact crater.

Tswaing Crater Trail

4.1 mi 6.6 km • Loop • 377 ft Ascent 114.94 m Ascent

Singletrack Mabopane, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A view of the Hartebeespoort dam from the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain range.

Silkaatsnek Nature Reserve Loop

3.4 mi 5.5 km • Loop • 942 ft Ascent 287.09 m Ascent

Singletrack Brits, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A view of the Krokodilberg trail hospital cave rock face.

Dassie Route

1.4 mi 2.3 km • Loop • 165 ft Ascent 50.22 m Ascent

Singletrack Diepsloot, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A view of the Krokodilberg trail hospital cave rock face.

Krokodilberg Route

6.2 mi 10.0 km • Loop • 1,031 ft Ascent 314.36 m Ascent

Singletrack Diepsloot, ZA

( 2 )
Favorite This course is yet another uphill battle.

Hedianga 14km - Red Route

9.0 mi 14.4 km • Loop • 1,188 ft Ascent 362.2 m Ascent

Singletrack Pretoria, ZA

( 1 )
Favorite A view of the beacon at the Hartebeespoort dam lookout point.

Zebra Route

3.1 mi 5.0 km • Loop • 375 ft Ascent 114.24 m Ascent

Singletrack Diepsloot, ZA

( 1 )

Trails in Gauteng and Johannesburg - 17

Trail Run Project is built by runners like you. Add Your Trails

1.9 mi 3.0 km #1 Bloubos Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
1.9 mi 3.0 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
2.7 mi 4.3 km #2 Sunbird Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
2.7 mi 4.3 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
1.3 mi 2.1 km #3 Kiepersol Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
1.3 mi 2.1 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
1.7 mi 2.8 km #4 Dassie Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
1.7 mi 2.8 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
2.6 mi 4.2 km #5 Wildebeest Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
2.6 mi 4.2 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
0.6 mi 1.0 km #6 Connecting Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
0.6 mi 1.0 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
2.1 mi 3.3 km #7 Beacon Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
2.1 mi 3.3 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
0.3 mi 0.5 km #8 Tswana Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
0.3 mi 0.5 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
0.7 mi 1.1 km #9 Legae Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
0.7 mi 1.1 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
0.8 mi 1.3 km #10 Gifbol Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
0.8 mi 1.3 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
1.0 mi 1.6 km #11 Ruins Trail
Johannesburg, ZA
1.0 mi 1.6 km Johannesburg, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
9.2 mi 14.8 km #12 Zwartkop Rondo
Centurion, ZA
9.2 mi 14.8 km Centurion, ZA
Unknown
Update
2 
4.1 mi 6.6 km #13 Magaliesberg Trail
Pretoria, ZA
4.1 mi 6.6 km Pretoria, ZA
Unknown
Update
1 
1.7 mi 2.7 km #14 Suikerbosrand Loop 1
Heidelberg, ZA
1.7 mi 2.7 km Heidelberg, ZA
All Clear
Update
Dry
94 days ago
0 
6.1 mi 9.8 km #15 Suikerbosrand Loop 3
Heidelberg, ZA
6.1 mi 9.8 km Heidelberg, ZA
All Clear
Update
Dry
94 days ago
0 
3.1 mi 5.0 km #16 Suikerbosrand Loop 2
Heidelberg, ZA
3.1 mi 5.0 km Heidelberg, ZA
All Clear
Update
Dry
94 days ago
0 
1.7 mi 2.8 km #17 Silkaatsnek Nature Reserve 4WD Road
Brits, ZA
1.7 mi 2.8 km Brits, ZA
Unknown
Update
0 

Photos of Gauteng and Johannesburg - 43

Trail Run Project is built by runners like you. Add Your Photos

Suikerbosrand wildlife.

#1

Suikerbosrand wildlife.
 4
Heidelberg, ZA
Suikerbosrand views.

#2

Suikerbosrand views.
 4
Heidelberg, ZA
Views from the Suikerbosrand Trail.

#3

Views from the Suikerbosrand Trail.
 4
Heidelberg, ZA
A view of the remnants of Muragie on the Zebra route.

#4

A view of the remnants of Muragie on the Zebra…
 3
Diepsloot, ZA
A view of the beacon at the Hartebeespoort dam lookout point.

#5

A view of the beacon at the Hartebeespoort dam…
 3
Diepsloot, ZA
A view of the starting ascent on the Zebra trail.

#6

A view of the starting ascent on the Zebra trail.
 3
Diepsloot, ZA
A view from the Dassie Trail.

#7

A view from the Dassie Trail.
 3
Johannesburg, ZA
A view from the Dassie Trail lookout point.

#8

A view from the Dassie Trail lookout point.
 3
Johannesburg, ZA

Shop REI Adventures

Find More REI Adventures

Botswana Adventure Safari - Okavango Delta & Kalahari Desert
View Trip Details
Botswana Adventure Safari - Okavango Delta
View Trip Details

Trail Run Project is part of the REI Co-op family,
where a life outdoors is a life well lived.

Shop REI Running