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For notes and more information on participating on our hikes please click here.

GRADINGS OF HIKES

  • FF Family friendly.
  • PF Pet friendly.
  • Easy - A short, flattish walk 3-8kms
  • Moderate - 8-15km hike without big and steep inclines. Physical fitness advisable
  • Difficult - 8-25kms, steep inclines and possibly some moderate rock scrambling and/or rocky paths and/or no paths and/or tricky river crossings. Physical fitness essential
  • Very difficult - more than 8kms with many extremes. Physical fitness absolutely essential.

KILGOBBIN

Walk through an indigenous forest and some grasslands. Lovely views over the valley. Weather permitting, maybe a dip in the dam. Route to be decided depending on access to grasslands due to FMD.
27 April 2026
Grading: Easy
Leader: Libby
Exposure Scale: Mild
Distance: 12 km
Cost: TBA

KWAWULA GAME ESTATE, Karkloof

A lovely tour of this estate, along paths in an undulating grassland and indigenous forest landscape, with the added attraction of seeing a wide range of antelope. We will have lunch at a lovely tranquil
31 May 2026
Grading: Easy
Leader: Carol
Exposure Scale: None
Distance: 8km

MTENTU AMBLE – 3 nights/4 days on the Wild Side!

Toss the winter blues for the ocean blues – waves lapping serenely, the soft sands and exquisitely mined rock shelves along this volatile coastline. Evidence of shipwrecks and broken trees strewn along its length tell
13 June 2026
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16 June 2026
Grading: Easy
Leader: Janna
Exposure Scale: None
Distance: 45 kms
Cost: R4700pp + R200pp - slackpacking fee

More Karkloof Country Club trails

Following the 21km trail running route and then branching off on various trails that not many people cover on foot.
20 June 2026
Grading: Easy
Leader: Iain
Exposure Scale: None
Distance: 12 to 14km
Cost: R35 for pensioners (Over 65) & R55 for others

LEMONWOOD FOREST, DARGLE

A morning hike with a fairly steep ascent through the magical forest, with tea break at the top to enjoy 360- degree views of the Dargle Valley. Meet at Greendale Spar upper parking lot to
28 June 2026
Grading: Easy
Leader: Carolee Thompson
Exposure Scale: None
Distance: 6kms
Cost: R50pp

GRADINGS OF HIKES

  • FF Family friendly.
  • PF Pet friendly.
  • Easy - A short, flattish walk 3-8kms
  • Moderate - 8-15km hike without big and steep inclines. Physical fitness advisable
  • Difficult - 8-25kms, steep inclines and possibly some moderate rock scrambling and/or rocky paths and/or no paths and/or tricky river crossings. Physical fitness essential
  • Very difficult - more than 8kms with many extremes. Physical fitness absolutely essential.

NOTES ABOUT HIKING

  1. Hikes are graded so that members can select the activity best suited to their own level of fitness and do not cause unreasonable delay to fellow hikes.
  2. Contact the leader of a day hike at least 3 days in advance of your intention to participate. If you need to cancel, please contact the leader as soon as possible. Numbers are often limited and there may be a waiting list.
  3. Contact the leader of a camping weekend at least one week in advance of your intention to participate.
  4. If accommodation bookings are required, please contact the leader at your earliest convenience to secure yourself a booking.
  5. Leaders have the prerogative to exclude a member if they doubt their health condition, physical fitness or suitability of their hiking gear for a particular activity.
  6. Advise the leader of any medical condition prior to any hike & carry the necessary medication – The leader will not administer First Aid.
  7. Carry your medical aid, doctor, and close family friend contact details in your backpack at all times. We encourage all hikers to attach their membership badges to their backpacks with these details available.
  8. Further information on the Rules and Regulations, for your safety, please click here.