A walk on the Wild Coast

A walk on the Wild Coast

by | Sep 21, 2023 | hiking, Mkambati Nature Reserve, trails

The Pondo Trail, Pondoland Besides a previous Wild Coast hike from Port St Johns to Coffee Bay, Pondoland, The Wild Coast and the Transkei have constituted a gap in my outdoor experience of South Africa. The beauty and the undeveloped nature of the coast south of Port...
Twelve Apostles loop

Twelve Apostles loop

by | Aug 5, 2023 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails

This is another loop along the Twelve Apostles, ascending via the Diagonal (up the kloof on the left, above) and descending via Oudekraalkloof to return along the Pipe Track – 12.9 km in total and climbing through 1039 m. Santie chose the route, which included a...
Balloch High Rim hike

Balloch High Rim hike

by | May 3, 2023 | Grasslands National Park, hiking

During April we three MCSA Stellenbosch section members – Sonja, Paul and me – made the long trek to that part of the Eastern Cape that forms the southern border with Lesotho, to participate in the MCSA national mini-camp hosted by the Free State section....
Namaqualand coast hike

Namaqualand coast hike

by | Feb 9, 2023 | hiking, Namaqualand National Park

From the Spoeg River to the Groen River Late January arrived with an unexpected adventure: a 3-day hike down the Namaqualand coast within the borders of the Namaqualand National Park. Kevin, a longtime hiking companion, was the instigator. He had wanted to tackle the...
Betty’s Bay to Rooiels

Betty’s Bay to Rooiels

by | Aug 9, 2022 | hiking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve

Some recent excursions up the Rooiels valley had shown that an old trail joins up with an old jeep track that ascends out of the Palmiet valley. A relatively easy, though long, walk is thus possible from Rooiels to Oudebosch/Harold Porter Botanical Garden, or vice...