Garden Route Walks & Hiking Trails
Eden to Addo Hike
Where? The hike starts in Knysna and ends in Addo.

The Eden to Addo hike is considered by some as the longest, if not the toughest hiking trail in South Africa. Regarded as a 'mega' hike, the Eden to Addo entails an 18-day haul from Knysna to Addo and the Addo Elephant National ...
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Explore the Keurbooms River Reserve
Where? Keurbooms River Reserve, Keurboomstrand, near Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route

The beautiful Keurbooms River nature reserve that stretches over a distance of 2500 hectares, is bisected by the Keurbooms River and overlooks the estuary. Despite the fact that the estuary below the N2 bridge falls outside of ...
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Hike the Dolphin Trail
Where? Start at Tsitsikamma National Park and end at The Fernery at Forest Ferns.

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 luxury of the Dolphin ...
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Hiking in the Robberg Nature Reserve
Where? Robberg Nature Reserve, Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route.

Robberg Nature Reserve is a charged booster of outdoor living - incredible scenery, views over shoreline and sea, a thriving Cape fur seal colony, a huge diversity of bird life, and uniquely beautiful fynbos.
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Hiking Trails in Still Bay
Where? Visit the Stilbaai Tourism office for directions.

A highlight of a visit to Still Bay (also known as Stilbaai) is the Noordkapper Hiking trail which follows the coastline to Jongensfontein, one of the two villages (the other is Melkhoutfontein) just outside Stilbaai, home to the ...
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Outeniqua Hiking Trail
Where? 1-7 days long, depending, 108 kms altogether

Set in the gorgeous Garden Route, this one of the most popular hikes, and one of the oldest. A seven-day trail in its entirety it starts at Beervlei Hut, an old forest station, and finishes at Harkerville hut near another ...
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The Harkerville Hike
Where? Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route

The two day Harkerville hike starts gently; following paths through the forest that criss cross over horse and bike trails. However, the hard work starts as you reach the chain section. Not for the faint hearted, the rock face ...
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Hike the Dolphin Trail
Where? Start at Tsitsikamma National Park and end at The Fernery at Forest Ferns.

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 luxury of the Dolphin ...
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Hike the Otter Trail
Where? From Strorms River Mouth to Nature's Valley in the Tsitsikamma National Park.

The Otter Trail follows the magnificent Garden Route coastline from Storms River Mouth to Nature's Valley in the Tsitsikamma National Park. The trail is 42,5 kms long and takes 4 to 5 days to complete. The Otter Trail follows the ...
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Walk to the Waterfall
Where? Rust-en-Vrede Waterfall, R328, 8km outside Oudtshoorn en route to Cango Caves, Klein Karoo, Western Cape

Rust-en-Vrede taken from the Afrikaans expression for 'rest and peace' is true to its translation in setting. Indigenous plants and animal life flanks a trail of bridges and paths that lead you up the Swartberg Mountains to a ...
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