Hiking trails in the Eastern Cape

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:43 Written by Helga McLeod Wednesday, 24 March 2010 08:44

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Eastern Cape trails

The Eastern Cape is a gorgeous province to travel in South Africa.  It is rich in natural beauty and thus a hiker's dream.  Below are some of its hiking trails, all near fantastic holiday accommodation.

The Addo National Park:  Addo Section of Addo, Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape - a day walk.

The Addo National Park: Zuurberg Section with Addo, Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage an easy day walk.

The Alexandria Trail  on the Sunshine Coast is a beatiful Eastern Cape hiking trail.

The Aloe Trail  in the Port Elizabeth, Swartkops River Valley on the Sunshine Coast offers a day walk.

The Amalinda Fish Station Walks in East London for a day walk.

The Amatola Hiking Trail  at the  Maden Dam, 10min drive from King William’s Town is a, Eastern Cape hiking trail or ideal for cycling and horse riding.

The Baaken’s River Mountain Bike Trail  in the  Baaken’s Valley, Port Elizabeth    offers a great cycling trail.

The Baviaanskloof Walks with day walks in the area of  Patensie and Willowmore.

The Ben Macdhui Hiking Trail  in  Rhodes,  Drakensberg has a hiking trail.

The Big Tree and Ratel Trail  at  the  Storm's River Bridge near Plettenberg Bay, the Garden Route  for a day walk.

The Black Eagle Nature Reserve Trails, 10min drive from Sterkstroom, Stormberg with a beautiful hiking trail.

The Bluewater Bay to Coega River Mouth,  Port Elizabeth for a day walk.

The Bosberg Trail North of Somerset East  with its Karoo hiking trail.

The Bosbokstrand Private Nature Reserve  at Haga-Haga, East London Coast  for a spectacular day walk.

The Bushbuck Walk near Port Elizabeth's Seaview - a day walk.

The Bushmans River Canoe Trail   at  Kenton-on-Sea is a beautiful Eastern Cape hiking and canoe trail.

The Cape St Francis Nature Reserve Walks near St Francis Bay for graet hiking in the Eastern Cape.

The Captain Harrison’s Trail ay Storm's River, Garden Route for a day walk.

The Coastal Fynbos Trail  at  Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth for day walks.

The Compassberg Hiking Trails near Nieu-Bethesda for a Karoo hike.

The De Berg Trail near Burgersdorp for a day walk.

The De Stades Trail  at  Port Elizabeth's Maitland Nature Reserve with a day walk.  

The Donkin Heritage Trail,  central Port Elizabeth for a lovely day walk.  

The Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve Trails  near Cwebe on the Wild Coast with a day walk.  

The Ecca Nature Reserve Walks  near Grahamstown for a day walk.  

The Ecowa Trail   in  Elliot  for a fantastic hiking trail of the Eastern Cape.

The Endurance Hiking Trail  near Tarkastad, Cradock  for a testing Karoo hiking trail.

The Excelsion Hiking Trail  outside Graaff-Reinet for a Karoo hike.   

The Flamingo Trail   out in  Port Elizabeth's Zwartkops Nature Reserve  with a day walk.     

The Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve Hiking Trails  North West of Fort Beaufort  for great hiking experience in the Eastern Cape.

The Fourcade Trail  at Storm's River on the Garden Route  has gorgeous hiking trails.  

The Great Fish River Nature Reserve outside Grahamstown offers guided trails.  

The Groendal Wilderness Area  in Uitenhage offers day walks.

The Grysbok Environmental Education Trail at the Campus of the University of Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Guinea Fowl Trail at Baaken’s Valley, Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Hluleka Nature Reserve aat Libode, Umtata on the Wild Coast offers day walks.

The Inkwali and Wild Goosetrails  at Loerie, between Jeffreys Bay and Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve Trails are found 15min North East of East London and offers day walks.

The Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve Trails at Kenton-on-Sea offers day walks.

The Kabeljous River Nature Reserve Trails outside Jeffrey's Bay for day walks.

The Kap River Nature Reserve Trails are about 30 km East of Port Alfred and also ideal for canoeing.

The Kariega Game Reserve at Kenton-on-Sea offers day walks.

The Karoo Nature Reserve Walks near Graaff-Reinet for great Karoo hikes.

The Katberg Trail outside Queenstownis a fantastic Eastern Cape hiking trail and ideal for horseriding too.

The Kologha Forest Trails North West of Stutterheim offers day walks, cycling and horseriding trails.

The Koos Raas Nature Reserve near Sterkstroom offers day walks.

The Kowie Hiking / Canoe Trail outside  Port Alfred for day walks and canoeing.

The Kowie Nature Reserve Hiking Trail outside Port Alfred offers day walks.

The Kranskop voetslaanpad in Dordrecht offers a gorgeous hiking trail in the Eastern Cape.

The Lammergeyer Hiking Trail between Lady Grey and Barkly East is ideal for day walks.

The Lawrence de Lange Nature Reserve Trails at  Queenstown offers day walks and guided walks.

The Lynx Trail  near Somerset East offers day walks. 

The Mkambati Nature Reserve in the Northern Wild Coast's Flagstaff offers day walks and canoeing oportunity.

The Mont-Aux-Sources via Basutho Gate and The Chain Ladder in the area of Bergville.

The Mountain View Hiking Trails  near Uitenhage offers day walks.

The Mountain Zebra National Park Trails near Cradock in the Karoo offers day walks.

The Mpofu Game Reserve between Fort Beaufort, Post Retief and Balfour offers day walks.

The Mpongo Park Trails, 15min from East London for day walks.

The Noorsekloop Nature Reserve Trails outside Jeffreys Bay for day hiking.

The Noukloof Nature Reserve outside Ladismith in the Klein Karoo offers day walks.

The Ntabathemba Tribal Reserve South East of Tarkastad offers day hiking in Eastern Cape.

The Ocean View Guest Farm Trails  North East of East London offers day walks.

The Oribi Nature Trails on the Hope Farm, Port Alfred offers day walks.

The Otter Trail at Storm's River Mouth near Plettenberg Bay is a great hike and known the world over.

The Pirie Forest Walk  12 km North of King William’s Town offers day hiking in the forests of Eastern Cape.

The Prentjiesberg Natural Heritage Site Trails North West of Ugie.   

The Roseate Tern Trail near Port Elizabeth in the Cape Recife Nature Reserve    offers day walks.

The Sacramento Trail outside Port Elizabeth offers day hiking. 

The Seekoei River Nature Reserve Trail at Jeffreys Bay offers day walks.

The Settler’s Park Walks near Port Elizabeth in the Baaken’s Valley offers day walks.

The Shipwreck Trail between the Fish and Chalumna Rivers for great hikes.

The Silaka Nature Reserve at Port St Johns offers day walks.

The Sir Peregrine Maitland Trail near Port Elizabeth, Maitland Nature Reserve offers day walks.

The Stinkhoutkloof Forest Trail  at the Stormsrivier for a great hiking experience in the Eastern Cape.

The Strandloper Trail at Kei Mouth for a beautiful coastal hike.

The Sylvic Nature Reserve Trails outside Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Tandjiesberg Hiking Trail near Graaff-Reinet for Karoo hikes.

The Dolphin Trail at Storm's Riveron the Garden Route.

The Tilty Hill Trail at the Nahoon River, East London offers day hikes.

The Toorberg Trail  near Graaff-Reinet  for a gorgeous Karoo hike.

The Transkaroo Hiking Trail near Middelburg for hiking in the Eastern Cape.

The Tsitsikamma Forest Trails at Storm’s River is famous for its beautiful trails.    

The Tsitsikamma National Park Trails at Nature’s Valley and Storm’s River has unbelievable beautiful hikes.

The Tsolwana Trail  between Whittlesea, Queenstown and Tarkastad for great hiking.

The Tyume Indigenous Forest Trail  near Hogsback offers day walks.

The Uitenhage Nature Reserve Walks outside Uitenhage.

The Umtiza Nature Reserve Walks  near East London offers day walks.

The Vaalkrantz Hiking Trail outside Queenstown / Sterkstroom for great hiking in the Eastern Cape.

The Van der Kemp’s Kloof Trail  at Bethelsdorp Village, Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Van Staden’s Wildflower Reserve Walks  outside Port Elizabeth offers day walks.

The Wild Coast North Hiking Trail  at Msikaba River to Port St Johns for great hikes.   

The Wild Coast Walk at Mazeppa Bay is a great hiking trail.

The Wild Mountain Adventures at Barlky East and Rhodes offers fantastic hiking.

The Witteberg Skywalk near Lady Grey.

The Woodcliffe Cave Trail  near Maclear is a great Eastern Cape hiking trail.

The Yellowoods Nature Reserve  outside Hankey offers beautiful day walks.

Ask the host at your hotel or guesthouse for advice on the area you plan to hike - never leave without your hat, water and sunscreen.

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