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FEB 11 – 13 : KAMEELKOP HIKING TRAIL – MARQUARD FREE STATE
BACK PACKING, but it is possible to transfer a vehicle from the base camp to the overnight camp
Many people will have heard of the eastern Free State town of Marquard as a place on a sign board from Winburg. Marquard is in fact the centre of the cattle feedlot industry and is home to up to 60,000 head of cattle. This trail meanders through the beautiful sandstone mountains of the area. The overnight camp is tucked away in a secluded valley.
MAR 18 – 21 : RHEBOK HIKING TRAIL – GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK, CLARENS AREA
BACK PACKING, with camping at the Glen Reenen Rest Camp the night before as well as the Sunday evening
Some of the most spectacular mountain scenery to be found in South Africa is to be found around Clarens. The Golden Gate National Park is situated close to this little town, and stretches up to the Lesotho border. This trail allows the hiker to experience the scenery including the sandstone cliffs that give rise to the parks name.
APRIL 24 – 29 : AMATOLA HIKING TRAIL – KING WILLIAMS TOWN
BACK PACKING 6 DAYS
This trail is still regarded as the mother of all trails in South Africa but also one of the most beautiful. Hikers need to be fit; the days are long and the distances far each day, meandering through the mountains, passing numerous waterfalls. This trail is often referred to as the waterfall hiking trail. Care needs to be taken as this area is very muddy and wet throughout most of the year.
MAY 20 – 21 : SUIKERBOSCHFONTEIN HIKING TRAIL – CAROLINA MPUMALANGA
BACK PACKING, but it is possible to transfer a vehicle from the base camp to the overnight camp
A portion of the farm has been proclaimed as the Paulina van Niekerk Nature Reserve and this trail traverses this reserve. The area is very rugged and scenic and the trail takes in the most beautiful areas of the farm. The overnight camp is very beautiful and original in layout as it is set among high rock pillars.
JUNE 16 – 19 : FANIE BOTHA HIKING TRAIL – SABIE MPUMALANGA
BACK PACKING 3 DAYS – trail option to be advised
To many people the Fanie Botha is synonymous with the establishment of organised hiking trails in South Africa. This trail was the first part of what was meant to be a whole network of trails stretching from the Soutpansberg in the North down the eastern escarpment to the Cape, the National Hiking Way System. Much of the original trail led the hiker along forestry roads; this has to a large extent been changed to incorporate more areas of indigenous forest.