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Sweni Wilderness Trail, Kruger NP

by Ralph Pina | Jul 28, 2013 | Kruger National Park, trails, wilderness trail

Almost 10 years to the day after the last occasion at Sweni with my wife and daughters, and late father-in-law, Marion and I returned to immerse ourselves in wild nature once more, with friends Paul and Debbie. As I have written many times elsewhere on this blog about...

Table Mountain the easy way: Orange Kloof

by Ralph Pina | Jul 17, 2013 | scenic walks, Table Mountain National Park, trails

The route up the jeep track that skirts Orange Kloof and the path up Disa Gorge is probably the easiest route up to the “back table” on Table Mountain, where the reservoirs are located. It passes through a restricted area and you will need a permit from...

Harkerville Coastal Hiking Trail

by Ralph Pina | May 14, 2013 | Garden Route National Park, hiking, trails

Harkerville Coastal Hiking Trail is variously described as “more spectacular than the Otter Trail” and “the best two-day trail in the country”. I have always been somewhat sceptical about these claims, but I have to admit that after doing it,...

Video: Botmaskop to Saaltjie hike

by Ralph Pina | May 7, 2013 | hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

Kevin led an MCSA hike from Botmaskop along the watershed to Saaltjie, the north-eastern rim of the Jonkershoek valley. It was the reverse of a route previously hiked. A pleasant morning that left me with stiff flanks. It must be because of all the cycling …...

Karoo MTB Tour

by Ralph Pina | Apr 29, 2013 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

This is not a race; it is a tour! Disclaimer: I am not a cyclist nor MTB rider, so take the following from whence it comes: from a hiker who found himself riding a bicycle for 7 days over 611 kms on dirt roads and tracks. The first hint that this was not the leisurely...
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