Title: Top 12 Hiking Trails of the Western Cape
Scale: various
Author: Fiona McIntosh
Publisher: Mapstudio
Cape Town, South Africa 2011
ISBN 9781770260313 / ISBN 978-1-77026-031-3
Softcover, 17x24 cm, 208 pages, throughout maps and photos
Top 12 Hiking Trails of the Western Cape introduces a choice of the hiking routes of the Western Cape region. The trails covered include the Cederberg Heritage Route, the West Coast Crayfish Trail, Whale Trail (De Hoop Nature Reserve), Boland Hiking Trail, Hoerikwaggo Tented Classic (Table Mountain), Swellendam Hiking Trail, Postberg Wild Flower Trail, Oystercatcher Trail (Mossel Bay), Otter and Tsitsikamma Trails. Each chapter contains a detailed contour map of the trail. Information includes location map, detailed legend, trail route walked and alternative routes, peak heights and names, difficulty rating, distances in kilometres, GPS points for overnight stops and camps. The author provides an overview of each route and its history along with a day-by-day description of the route walked and a summary. The book includes mountain bike routes in the vicinity detailing the trail name, distance, time taken to ride and a brief description of the ride.
Trail Highlights
Trail 1: West Coast Crayfish Trail
Trail 2: Cederberg Heritage Route
Trail 3: Postberg Wild Flower Trail
Trail 4: Hoerikwaggo Tented Classic
Trail 5: Boland HikingTrail
Trail 6: WhaleTrail (De Hoop)
Trail 7: Swellendam HikingTrail
Trail 8: Oystercatcher Trail
Trail 9: Swartberg HikingTrail
Trail 10: DonkeyTrail
Trail 11: OtterTrail
Trail 12: TsitsikammaTrail
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