Trails: Amatola, Eastern Cape

List of towns where trails are listed

Balfour Bisho Hogsback
Seymour

 
Closest Town: Balfour
Mpofu Game Park
Trail Type: Horse trail
Closest Town: Balfour
 

Description: 1 to 2 day pony trails; lodge accommodation; guided; maximum 8 persons; August to March
Enquiries: Eastern Cape Tourism Board
Tel: + 27 (0)40 635-2115 or 684-9431
Closest Town: Bisho
Doubledrift Nature Reserve
Trail Type: Game walks
Closest Town: Bisho
 

Description: Permission obtained from the Town Clerk, Elliot Municipality. View points, streams, ravines, wild flowers, wild mushrooms (ecowa), rock art; in the foothills of the Drakensberg. Note: this is a one way (linear) trail, arrange own transport.
Enquiries: Eastern Cape Tourism Board
Tel: + 27 (0)40 653-8010
Closest Town: Bisho
Doubledrift Nature Reserve
Trail Type: Mountain bike
Closest Town: Bisho
 

Description: 18 km; circular; in game reserve; guide available; accommodation in lodge;
Enquiries: Eastern Cape Tourism Board
Tel: + 27 (0)40 653-8010
Closest Town: Bisho
Doubledrift Nature Reserve
Trail Type: Horse trail
Closest Town: Bisho
 

Description: 18 km; own horse; in game reserve; guide available; accommodation in lodge;
Enquiries: Eastern Cape Tourism Board
Tel: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
Fax: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
Closest Town: Bisho
Mpofu Game Reserve
Trail Type: Day walk
Closest Town: Bisho
 

Description: Half-day trails; guided; circular; in game reserve; the start of the Katberg hike; accommodation in lodge;
Enquiries: Contour
Tel: + 27 (0)40 635-2115 or 684-9431
Closest Town: Hogsback
Tyume Indigenous Forest
Trail Type: Day walk
Closest Town: Hogsback [Back to Top]
 

Location: Take the R63 from either King William's Town or Fort Beaufort, turn off onto the R63 that takes you to the Hogsback and eventually Catchcart. The entrance to the trail is 8 km south of the information
Description: Various route options are offered on the southern slopes of the Amatola Mountains at Hogsback: - A circular route from the Hogsback entrance, via the Big Tree, Madonna and Child Waterfalls and back to the start along the Wolfridge Road: 8 km. - From the Hogsback entrance, via the Big Tree, Madonna and Child Waterfalls, and returning to the start the same way: 8 km. - Circular route from Hogsback entrance, via the Big Tree, Swallow Tail Falls and back to the start along the Wolfridge Road: 5,5 km. - Short walk from Waterfall entrance parking to Madonna and Child Waterfalls and return: about 1 km. The recommended minimum group size is three. Permit not required: visitors may enter the reserve at any time during daylight hours.
Comments: The 218 ha Auckland Nature Reserve adjoins extensive plantations and conserves indigenous high forest. A high rainfall area (summer months are the wettest) and, though the summers are cool and refreshing, the best time to visit the reserve is probably June to September. Snow in winter is common. Numerous well-signposted day trails have been established in the reserve and surrounding forest. The reserve is noted for its rich bird diversity that includes brightly coloured species, such as the African golden oriole, redbilled hornbill, Knysna loerie and rare Knysna parrot. Common mammals include bushbuck, duiker, bushpig, porcupine, vervet and samango monkeys, and rare tree dassie. Several scenic waterfalls, such as the Madonna and Child and Kettlespout are worth a visit. The Big Tree is an old Outeniqa Yellowwood, also known as the Eastern Monarch and is estimated to be 800 years old. Woodcutters used the Sawpits in the past to cut logs into planks.
Enquiries: Amatola Forest
Tel: + 27 (0)43 382-5466
Fax: + 27 (0)43 382-5461
e-mail: vermeuc@dwaf-wcp.wcape.gov.za
Closest Town: Seymour
Katberg
Trail Type: Mountain bike
Closest Town: Seymour
 

Location: In the Winterberg Range. Turn off from road to Seymour and Queenstown. The R67 and R351 converge near Seymour.
Description: Mountain bicycle trail along existing forestry and secondary roads. The historic Katberg Pass forms a focal point of this scenic mountain trail. Hikers pass through a region of scenic splendour: clear rivers with waterfalls, grassy summits, forested ravines and sweeping plantations. Carry own water. An overnight hut on the circular Katberg Trail or accommodation in the Katberg Protea Hotel.
Comments: Day permits and rides from Forestry Office on Katberg Pass. Beautiful views, forests, waterfalls, rock formations. Small mammals (baboon, vervet and samango monkey, small antelope) and a variety of birds, including the rare Cape Parrot, may be seen.
Enquiries: Keiskamma Eco-Tourism
Tel: + 27 (0)43 642-1747
Fax: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
e-mail: printl@his.co.za
Web: http://www.boaa.co.za/amatola.htm
Closest Town: Seymour
Katberg
Trail Type: Hiking trail
Closest Town: Seymour
 

Location: In the Winterberg Range. Turn off from road to Seymour and Queenstown. The R67 and R351 converge near Seymour.
Description: 33 km/ 2 days; day 1 - 17,5km, day 2 - 15,5km. Located in the area of the Winterberg Range between Balfour and Seymour. The historic Katberg Pass forms a focal point of this scenic mountain trail. Hikers pass through a region of scenic splendour: clear rivers with waterfalls, grassy summits, forested ravines and sweeping plantations. Small mammals (baboon, vervet and samango monkey, small antelope) and a variety of birds, including the rare Cape parrot, may be seen. An overnight hut.
Comments: Various day walks: 1 to 4 hours. Located in the area of the Winterberg Range between Balfour and Seymour. The historic Katberg Pass forms a focal point of this scenic mountain trail. Hikers pass through a region of scenic splendour: clear rivers with waterfalls, grassy summits, forested ravines and sweeping plantations. Small mammals (baboon, vervet and samango monkey, small antelope) and a variety of birds, including the rare Cape parrot, may be seen. Accommodation in the Katberg Protea Hotel.
Enquiries: Keiskamma Eco-Tourism
Tel: + 27 (0)43 642-1747
Fax: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
e-mail: printl@his.co.za
Web: http://www.boaa.co.za/amatola.htm
Closest Town: Seymour
Katberg
Trail Type: Day walk
Closest Town: Seymour
 

Location: In the Winterberg Range. Turn off from road to Seymour and Queenstown. The R67 and R351 converge near Seymour.
Description: Situated at the eastern end of the Amatolas, the tall yellowwoods and white stinkwood trees of the Kologha State Forest invite day visitors into the cool canopy of shady walks. The forest provides ideal habitat for bushpig, samango monkeys, bats and numerous birds. Water birds and browsing duiker add to the enjoyment of the trails.
Comments: Day permits and rides from Forestry Office on Katberg Pass. Hiking, day trails and mountain biking available.
Enquiries: Keiskamma Eco-Tourism
Tel: + 27 (0)43 642-1747
Fax: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
e-mail: printl@his.co.za
Web: http://www.boaa.co.za/amatola.htm
Closest Town: Seymour
Katberg
Trail Type: Horse trail
Closest Town: Seymour
 

Location: In the Winterberg Range. Turn off from road to Seymour and Queenstown. The R67 and R351 converge near Seymour.
Description: There is a wealth of bird life (over 80 species have been identified) and mammals such as baboon, hare, lynx, jackal, steenbok, grey rhebuck and kudu may be seen. The farmhouse operates as a guest lodge.
Comments: Day permits and rides from Forestry Office on Katberg Pass. Overnight hiking trail, mountain bike and horse trails available.
Enquiries: Keiskamma Eco-Tourism
Tel: + 27 (0)43 642-1747
Fax: + 27 (0)43 642-2571
e-mail: printl@his.co.za
Web: http://www.boaa.co.za/amatola.htm
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Date of entry: 1 September 1996
Last update:2012/09/22 at 10:37:24