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Cascades & Krom River- Limietberg

Observation Peak

Lions Head

Helderberg Dome

Helderberg Reserve- Woody’s Walk

Berg Dam loop (South side)

Drakensberg May 2019

Palmiet River Estuary Hike – Kogel...

New Year’s Day amble – Elgin

Krom River Hike (Spring Flowers)
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve & Stellenbosch Region
View back down the Jonkershoek Valley when climbing up to the Panorama trail This beautiful...
Read MoreHawequas Reserve
View along ridge from rocky outcrop above Pearl Valley Golf Estate The Haweqwas Reserve is a large...
Read MoreMt Rochelle Nature Reserve
A popular hiking area above Franschhoek, deservedly so. The trails have had a lot of work done on them and are in excellent condition Although a fire came through this Reserve in 2015 it is wonderful to see how the fynbos is regenerating. The panoramic views are spectacular
Read MoreLimietberg Nature Reserve
Extensive Nature reserve with fantastic hiking at various entry points giving a great opportunity to get into the mountains from different places and see different vistas
Read MoreFranschhoek Conservation Area
Numerous hiking trails on old (disused) forestry tracks and hiking trails. Now the pine forests are gone these tracks provide excellent access into a beautiful area and a broad range of hiking.
Read MoreTsitsikamma Trail General Info
Beginning in Nature’s Valley and ending 60-km further at either the Storms River Bridge or Village, this six day, unidirectional trail takes hikers through the heart of the Tsitsikamma Mountains. This is an enchanted world where we experienced the grandeur of relic forests and thought about our impact on our environment.
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This blog contains my personal account of the trails I hike and as such the details and subtleties of each hike may be omitted. Usually I have assigned trail ratings to hikes, these are subjective. Please refer to the trail grade definitions post for more information. I usually include a GPX and KML file for any given hike – please feel free to use them.