South Africa

Best Hiking Trails in South Africa





Overview

Discover the best hikes in South Africa. Save hikes to to your phone, get driving directions to trailheads, and download GPX and KML files for GPS devices and apps. Browse hiking trails for the best parks, lakes, campsites, and other places to visit.


  • Hiking Trails (183)
  • Parks & Forests (1,542)
  • States 10
  1. 1
    Classroom Boulder Loop via Littlewort Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.6 mi
  2. 2
    Vlakkenberg
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.5 mi
  3. 3
    Du Toitskop Loop via Manganese Traill
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.5 mi
  4. 4
    Noordhoek Peak Loop via Shortcut to Elephants Eye
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.5 mi
  5. 5
    Monks Cowl via Jacobs Ladder
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.8 mi
  6. 6
    Middelberg Hut via Middelberg
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.4 mi
  7. 7
    Mzimudi Cave via Thamathu Pass
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.5 mi
  8. 8
    Abseiling via Smuts' Track and Skeleton Gorge
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 4.4 mi
  9. 9
    Zulu Cave via Contour Path and Keartland's Pass
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 7.9 mi
  10. 10
    Bergriviernek via Panorama Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 2.8 mi

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Table Mountain National Park
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Garden Route Biosphere Reserve
Garden Route National Park
Boland Mountain Complex
Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve
Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve
Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve
Cederberg Wilderness Area
Cederberg Conservation Area
Bonamanzi Private Game Reserve
Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
Marloth Nature Reserve
Simbithi Eco-Estate
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
Wolkberg Forest Wilderness Area
Robberg Nature Reserve
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
Robberg Marine Protected Area
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve
Groenkloof Nature Reserve
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve
Grasslands National Park
Haweqwa Nature Reserve
Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area

States

Eastern Cape
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
North-West
Orange Free State
Western Cape
ZAF-00 (Prince Edward Is. aggregation)