Hi Everyone
I have been a voracious day/multi-day capetonian hiker for a decade or two and would like some of the locals to comment regarding some western cape trails they have found to be awesome for a 2 person hiking excursion. Please exclude any hikes listed below as we have completed these already:
Table mountain:
-Cape of Good Hope Hoerikwagga hikes
-Silvermine (elephant’s eye & tokai) and peer’s cave hikes
-Table mountain pipe track, skeleton gorge, nursery ravine, constantia nek, platteklip gorge, lion’s head, signal hill
-Tygerberg nature reserve hikes
West coast:
-Nature reserve day hikes
-Rocherpan day hike
Somerset west:
-Helderberg nature reserve day hikes
-Hottentots holland/boland trails
Stellenbosch:
-Simonsberg
-Jonkershoek nature reserve day hikes
Franschoek:
-Mont Rochelle day hikes
Tweede tol:
-day hikes
Worcester:
-Botanical garden day hikes
Montagu:
-Day hikes and climbing locations
Overberg:
-Hangklip peak
-Harold porter botanical garden day hikes
-Koggelberg Nature reserve day hikes
Stanford/Gansbaai:
-Walker bay day hikes
-Fynbos trail
-Platbos trails
Pearly beach/Die Dam/Agulhas/Stillbay day hikes
Knysna:
-Nature reserve hikes
-Botanical garden short walks
Plettenberg bay:
-Robberg nature reserve
Natures Valley:
-Day hikes
Storms River:
-Village day hikes
-Mouth day hikes
Baviaanskloof:
-Luiperd trail
Please also refrain from mentioning the following:
Strandloper trail, De Hoop whale trail, Boesmanskloof, Arangieskop, Swellendam, Tsitsikamma, Outeniqua, Harkerville, Otter multi day hikes…Also note most of the cederberg is closed till next year…
IF ANYONE has done the Swartberg hiking trail recently that would be awesome to know about…Also if the helderwater trails in hopefield are still doable? And has anyone done the Swarttobie hiking trail? I never hear about it anymore…