Hiking beyond Cape Town

Title: Hiking beyond Cape Town
Authors: Nina du Plessis; Willie Olivier
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Travel & Heritage
Cape Town, South Africa 2023
ISBN 9781775848431 / ISBN 978-1-77-584843-1
Paperback, 15 x 21 cm, 176 pages, throughout colour photos and maps

About: Hiking beyond Cape Town

Hiking Beyond Cape Town opens a gateway to the countless trails and tracks that await hikers beyond the confines of the city. This collection of day trips outside of Cape Town features 40 trails, fanning out from the south coast to the west and covering a range of varied hikes in between. All the hikes are tailored for single-day trips, although the last two (Trails 39 and 40) can be combined to form a two-day outing. Each hike entry includes an accurate, up-to-date route description, a map of the trail, and directions for getting to the start. In each case, an upfront summary outlines the distance, duration, grade of difficulty, and elevation of the hike, as well as other details. A brief introduction provides expert advice on gear, planning and preparation. There is so much more to hiking than just the physical experience. It's a journey of discovery into the history of the area you are hiking through and a ringside seat to some of the most varied and beautiful flora in the world. Abundant birdlife and the occasional animal sighting add to the richness of the experience. Information about these aspects is provided at the start of every trail description.

Nina du Plessis, daughter of travel and hiking author Willie Olivier, spends most of her weekends on a trail somewhere in the mountains of the Western Cape, or further afield. She lives in Gordon's Bay.

Willie Olivier has explored the highways and byways of southern Africa on foot, by road and by four-wheel drive for the past five decades. He is the author of numerous books, including the highly successful Hiking Trails of South Africa, African Adventurer's Guide: Namibia, Exploring the Natural Wonders of South Africa and Touring in South Africa.

Content: Hiking beyond Cape Town

Introduction
Gearing up
Before setting off
Setting off
The Cape's floral wonders
Biosphere Reserves
World Heritage Site
Fauna
Using this book Useful contacts
Northern Suburbs
1 Golden Mole Trail
Helderberg
2 Danie Miller Trail
3 Crystal Pools Trail
4 Klipspringer Trail
5 West Peak
6 Woodie's Walk
Overberg
7 Gantouw Pass Trail
8 Houwhoek Loop
9 Hangklip Lighthouse Trail
10 Hangklip Peak
11 Leopard's Kloof Trail
12 Oudebosch to Harold Porter
13 Kogelberg Trail
14 Palmiet River Trail
15 Perdeberg Peak and Jean's Hill Trail
16 Three Dams Trail
17 Cliff Path
Winelands
18 Koopmanskloof Trail
19 Mooiplaas 360 Trail
20 Eden Two Waterfalls Trail
21 Bothmaskop Trail
22 Tweede Waterval Trail
23 Panorama Circuit
24 Duiwelskloof Trail
25 Simonsberg Trail
26 Miaspoort Trail
27 Kromrivier Trail
28 Rockhopper Trail
29 Bobbejaansrivier Trail
30 Berg River Dam Loop
31 Du Toitskop Trail
32 Perdekop Trail
Venturing further afield
33 Steenbok Trail
34 SAS Saldanha
35 Maermanskloof Trail
36 Gansbaai to Klipgat Cave
37 Waenhuiskrans to De Mond Nature Reserve
38 Cogmanskloof Trail
39 Groot Winterhoek Office to Die Hel
40 De Tronk to Groot Winterhoek Office