Maluti Community Trail
Where? Matatiele
Start: Matatiele on the edge of the Eastern Cape, KZN and southern Lesotho borders
End: Matatiele
Duration: 4 days, 5 nights
Fitness: there are reasonable ascents and descents every day and you will need to ...
Kettlespout Waterfall Hike
Where? Hogsback
Hogsback is a tiny little village nestled in the Amathole Mountains of the Eastern Cape. It is utterly magically and alluring, particularly in winter, when it is usually blanketed in ash-white snow. Being ...
Stinkhoutkloof Hike
Where? Plettenberg Bay
Start: Bloukrans Forest Station, Tsitsikamma forest, between Plettenberg Bay and Humansdorp
Finish: Bloukrans Forest Station, Tsitsikamma forest
Duration: 8 km
Fitness: easy to moderate
Our tip: no need to ...
Katberg Hiking Trail
Where? Winterberg
Start: Katberg Forest Station
Finish: circular trail
Duration: 40 km if doing the trail: 2/3 days, otherwise 1 to 4 hours
Fitness: various but the constant inclines and declines are not for the unfit
Our ...
Spandau Kop Walks
Where? Graaff-Reinet
The Camdeboo National Park, previously known as the Karoo Nature Reserve, completely surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet, and it is in turn dominated by the two gloriously unusual geological formations of ...
Witteberg Skywalk
Where? Lady Grey
Start: Lady Grey
Finish: Rhodes
Duration: anything from 7 to 10 days
Fitness: it's tough, you'll need to be fit
Our tip: going during winter means cold days, crisp skies and wet boots
The Witteberg ...
Tsitsikamma Mountain Trail
Where? Tsitsikamma
The Green Flag Certified Tsitiskamma trail is the first officially accredited hiking trail and will take you through mountain fynbos and the green, flourishing forests. The ancient river gorges and abundance ...
Salt River Mouth Hiking Trail
Where? Natures Valley
Start: near the tea room in Natures Valley
Finish: circular route
Duration: 5 kms
Fitness: moderate
Our tip: get your map and permit from the office at De Vasselot campsite
Natures Valley takes you into ...
Alexandria Hiking Trail
Where? Alexandria
Take part in a fantastic two day circular hiking trail through the Woody Cape area of the Addo Elephant National Park.
The Alexandria Hiking Trail is approximately 32 kilometres long in total with the ...
Wild Coast Meander Hiking Trail
Where? Qolora Mouth
Start: Qora River Mouth
Finish: Kei River, Morgan's Bay
Duration: 56 km over 5/6 days
Fitness: moderately fit
Our tip: if you can, spend more than one evening at each stop of the journey to explore the ...
Walk the Lower Guinea Fowl Hiking Trail
Where? Port Elizabeth
Walk the Lower Guinea Fowl Hiking Trail. The walk is a 7,5 km trail which is accessed from the 3rd Avenue dip in Newton Park, leading down to Settler’s Park and Brickmakers Kloof.
The trail meanders along ...
Fourcade Trail
Where? Storms River
Set aside two full days to complete the Fourcade Trail which is a circular route that is 24km long. The trail was opened in 1991 and departs from the depot next to the forest below Witelskop and since it is a ...
Tsitsikamma Hiking Trails
Where? Storms River
Start: Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve, Storms River camp
Finish: Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve, Storms River camp
Duration: 1 km to 6 km
Fitness: easy to moderate
Our tip: you don't need permits to do these ...
Hike the Dolphin Trail
Where? Tsitsikamma
For those hikers who know the rigours of the Otter Trail, and for those who have never had the luck or the courage to hike it, why not take a well earned break and come and enjoy the unrivalled beauty and ...
Impofu Hiking Trail
Where? Cradock
The Mountain Zebra National Park is home to a number of hiking trails, including the 25 kilometre Impofu Hiking Trail. This trail takes three days to complete and has been ranked as being easy to moderate. ...