Day Hikes
Kogelberg Trail
Beauty Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 5/10 (Moderate). The path is clear and there is no scrambling. Pleasant walking, but would recommend being fit, as it is a long day out. Suggested time out is 8hrs, which […]
Trails
2-Day Hikes
Du Toits Peak
Beauty: 4.5 Difficulty (fitness): 9/10 Technical rating of trail: Lots of very steep walking and scrambling interspersed with off-trail walking and climbing. Many peaks worldwide attract allure and wonder from mountaineers, climbers and hikers due […]
Day Hikes
Rustig Hiking Trail
Beauty: 4 (out of 5) Difficulty: 6/10 (Difficult i.e. need to be fit/strong… steep climbs) Technical rating of trail: Standard walking, with steep climbs and downhills in places. Rustig, a well-established family farm since 1930, […]
Day Hikes
Cape Town Skyline Traverse
Beauty: 5/5 Difficulty: 10/10 (25km long, with a total ascent of 2630m) Technicality: Extremely technical, containing steep, exposed scrambling, difficult route finding and abseiling. *Disclaimer* This route contains multiple sections of very exposed scrambling and abseiling where […]
Day Hikes
The Steenbok Flower Trail
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to gatecrash a party of well-organised hikists who had booked permits for the Steenbok Trail in the West Coast National Park on the optimal date of 1 September […]
Day Hikes
Miaspoort Trail (Italian cross)
Type: Day hike Location: Du Toitskloof Pass +- 74km from Cape town Beauty: 4/5 (Views over 80km in either direction) Difficultly: 7/10 (877m ascend over 3km) Technicality: The trail contains a fair amount of boulder […]
5-Day Hikes
The Otter Trail
The Otter trail is officially the oldest and undoubtedly the most iconic hiking trail in South Africa. The trail, which runs along the spectacular coastline between the Storms River mouth and Nature’s Valley, was opened […]
2-Day Hikes
Boesmanskloof Hiking Trail
Between the towns of Greyton and McGregor, in the Riviersonderend Mountains, lies the Boesmanskloof Hiking Trail. The kloof itself is 14km long, but the trail is usually done as a 2-day hike, there and back, […]
Day Hikes
Wolfkop Nature Reserve Trail
Lying at the foothills of the Cederberg and only 5km from Citrusdal (a mere 2 hours from Cape Town), Wolfkop Nature Reserve is a 450ha reserve, featuring accommodation and hiking trails. Within the reserve, the […]
5-Day Hikes
Fish River Canyon Hiking Trail
The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is the largest canyon in Africa and you know it when you’re there. The hike is 90kms long, but if you take all the shortcuts it works out to […]