Trails

Explore hiking trails across Southern Africa.

Rooisand Ramble

Rooisand Ramble

Easy estuary boardwalk and footpath walk near Bot River for birds, wetlands and coastal scenery.

Western Cape Out-and-back Easy
5.0 km · 1 day
Kogelberg Nature Reserve

Sentinel Peak to Tugela Falls

Famous day hike to the Tugela Falls escarpment edge using the chain ladders and high-altitude plateau paths.

KwaZulu-Natal Day hike Challenging
12.0 km · 1 day
Royal Natal National Park

Shipwreck Trail

Remote coastal hiking experience on South Africa's far northern Namaqua coast focused on wreck history, beaches and desert scenery.

Northern Cape Multi-day hike Moderate
35.0 km · 3 days
Namaqua National Park coast

Sibebe Rock Hike

Popular summit and viewpoint hike on one of the world's largest granite domes just outside Mbabane.

Hhohho Day hike Moderate
8.0 km · 1 day
Sibebe Rock

Skeleton Gorge

Classic Kirstenbosch route to the Table Mountain plateau through indigenous forest and steep ladders.

Western Cape Out-and-back Challenging
8.0 km · 1 day
Table Mountain National Park

Steenbok Trail

One-day coastal trail in the Tsaarsbank area with ocean views and fynbos landscapes.

Western Cape Day hike Moderate
13.9 km · 1 day
West Coast National Park

Strandloper Trail

Long slackpacking beach walk on the Garden Route coast with short walking stages, sea views and catered overnights.

Western Cape Slackpacking trail Easy
57.0 km · 5 days
Mossel Bay coast

Strandveld Trail

Two-day coastal overnight trail through the Postberg section, with tents required and spring flower displays.

Western Cape Multi-day hike Moderate
28.0 km · 2 days
West Coast National Park

Suicide Gorge Kloofing Trail

Serious full-day canyon descent in the Hottentots Holland mountains with jumps, swims and exposed scrambling.

Western Cape Point-to-point Severe
17.0 km · 1 day
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve

Swartboskloof to Sosyskloof

Short Jonkershoek mountain walk with rock pools, stream crossings and an optional lookout extension.

Western Cape Day hike Easy
5.3 km · 1 day
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

Swartboskloof Trail

Strenuous Jonkershoek circular route with a long climb, waterfalls and expansive mountain views.

Western Cape Circular route Challenging
18.0 km · 1 day
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

Swellendam Hiking Trail

Well-known multi-day mountain hike in Marloth Nature Reserve with rustic huts, steep climbing and strong fynbos scenery.

Western Cape Multi-day hike Severe
58.5 km · 5 days
Marloth Nature Reserve

Thomas T. Tucker Shipwreck Hike

Shorter guided desert-coast hike in the Skeleton Coast area centred on the famous Thomas T. Tucker wreck site.

Kunene Region Overnight hike Moderate
24.0 km · 2 days
Skeleton Coast / Terrace Bay sector

Three Sisters Trail

Moderate Kogelberg hike from Kleinmond Golf Course with mountain and fynbos views.

Western Cape Out-and-back Moderate
8.0 km · 1 day
Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Tierkloof Hiking Trail

Tierkloof Hiking Trail

Two-day Gamkaberg overnight trail to Oukraal camp through succulent Karoo, ravines and mountain plateau.

Western Cape Multi-day hike Challenging
24.8 km · 2 days
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

Tok Tokkie Trail

Guided desert walking trail in the NamibRand area focused on dune ecology, stargazing and lightweight supported walking.

Hardap Slackpacking trail Moderate
28.0 km · 3 days
NamibRand Nature Reserve

Tsehlanyane River Trail

Forest and mountain hiking in Lesotho's Tsehlanyane National Park with rivers, sandstone slopes and lodge-based access.

Butha-Buthe Day hike Moderate
12.0 km · 1 day
Tsehlanyane National Park

Tsitsikamma Mountain Trail

Longer inland Tsitsikamma route through indigenous forest, ridges and river valleys, often done as a committed backpacking trail.

Eastern Cape Backpacking trail Severe
60.0 km · 5 days
Tsitsikamma / Garden Route
Tsodilo Hills Trails

Tsodilo Hills Trails

Important cultural and scenic walking routes among Botswana's UNESCO-listed Tsodilo Hills rock art sites.

North-West Day hike Moderate
8.0 km · 1 day
Tsodilo Hills

Twaalfuurkop Peak

Challenging Marloth summit hike to 1 450m with vast Langeberg and Rûensveld views.

Western Cape Out-and-back Challenging
12.4 km · 1 day
Marloth Nature Reserve

Tweede Waterval Trail

Short Jonkershoek waterfall hike ideal for a half-day outing with pools and forest scenery.

Western Cape Out-and-back Easy
6.4 km · 1 day
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

Uitsoek Hiking Trail

Remote forest and escarpment trail in Mpumalanga with overnight huts and varied multi-day options.

Mpumalanga Multi-day hike Challenging
39.0 km · 3 days
Uitsoek Plantation

Waterkloof Trail

Well-known day hike from Naukluft Camp descending into a gorge with pools and steep mountain scenery.

Hardap Day hike Moderate
17.0 km · 1 day
Namib-Naukluft Park

Whale Trail

Iconic coastal hut-to-hut trail in De Hoop Nature Reserve with cliff scenery, fynbos and strong seasonal whale-watching appeal.

Western Cape Hut-to-hut Challenging
55.0 km · 5 days
De Hoop Nature Reserve