Hikes, Walks and Trails
For full details of the activities, please follow the links provided. Summary of walks and trails in SANParks:
| National Park | Hikes (Overnight) |
Day walks | Short Ambles |
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| Addo Elephant | The Alexandria Hiking Trail is a 36 km, two-day circular trail. The first day is 19.5 km and the second day, 16.5 km.
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Zuurberg Hiking Trails: Various options provide a perfect day outing for park visitors, at no extra cost. Choose between the Cycad Trail, a one-hour trail – suited for those who want a sedate walk – and the Doringnek Trail, a four-hour trail which takes the visitor to a beautiful natural water pool. The Tree Dassie Trail is named after the rare tree dassie (hyrax) that lives in the Alexandria forest. The trail starts at the office and follows the grass roads to Langevlakte where the trail meets up and joins the two-day trail leading back to the office. No bookings are necessary and the trail is free of charge (apart from park entrance fees). |
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| Agulhas | Several nature trails and a unique trail to traverse the southern-most tip of Africa. | ||
| Augrabies Falls |
Klipspringer Trail (3 days – 2 nights) |
Nature trails (no bookings necessary): - Arrow Point (one hour) - Potholes (one hour) - Moon Rock (one hour). |
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| Bontebok | Two short nature trails, starting and ending in the restcamp area. | ||
| Golden Gate | Rhebok Hiking Trail (2 days and 1 night) |
Short nature trails (varying from 1 hour to 5 hours): no bookings required. | |
| Karoo | - The Pointer’s hiking trail (10 km) | - Bossie Trail (800m) - Karoo Fossil Trail (400m) specifically adapted for the visually and physically impaired |
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| Kgalagadi | Currently none |
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| Knysna Lake Area | None in lake area, but several in surrounding area |
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| Kruger | Seven Wilderness Trails: i. Bushmans ii. Metsi Metsi iii. Napi iv. Nyalaland v. Olifants vi. Sweni vii. Wolhuter |
Day Walks are available at the following bushveld camps: i. Bateleur ii. Biyamiti iii. Shimuwini And at 8 main restcamps, i.e. Berg-en-Dal, Letaba, Lower Sabi, Mopani, Orpen, Pretoriuskop, Satara and Skukuza |
Camp nature trails are available at: i. Punda Maria (Paradise Flycatcher Trail) ii. Mopani (Baobab Trail) iii. Letaba iv. Pretoriuskop (Sable Trail) v. Berg-en-Dal (Rhino Trail) |
| Mapungubwe | No formal trails |
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| Marakele | Hiking trails are being planned |
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| Mountain Zebra | Suspended after introduction of buffalo |
Several short nature trails | |
| Namaqua | Several short nature trails. - Korhaan Trail (5 km) - Skilpad Trail (5 km) |
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| Richtersveld | - Vensterval Trail (4 days, 3 nights) - Lelieshoek-Oemsberg Trail (3 days, 2 nights) - Kodaspiek Trail (2 days, 1 night) The above mentioned are only operational from 1 April to 30 September |
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| Table Mountain | Cape of Good Hope (overnight) |
There are many hiking trails within the park that appeal to a wide audience - from those wanting a short or leisurely walk to those seeking a longer and more challenging hike. | |
| Hoerikwaggo Trails | |||
| Tankwa Karoo | No public access |
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| Tsitsikamma | - Otter Trail (4 nights, 5 days) - Dolphin Trail |
Storms River - Waterfall (6 km) - Blue Duiker (3.7 km) Nature's Valley Network of trails between 2 and 7 km |
- Storms River Mouth (2 km) - Loerie Trail (1km) |
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| West Coast | The Strandveld Educational Trail starts and ends at Geelbek Homestead. (2 days and 3 nights) |
The Postberg Flower Trail is open during the spring flowering season only. There are walks of 7, 9, 14 and 16 km |
There are ± 1 km walks to 3 birdhides. |
| Wilderness | 3 day canoe hiking trail |
A network of nature trails is available * Pied Kingfisher Trail (10 km) * Giant Kingfisher Trail (7 km)s * Cape Dune Molerat Trail (7 km) * Brownhooded Kingfisher Trail (5 km) |
Half-collared Kingfisher Trail (3.8 km) |