Best Hiking Trails in South Africa
Discover the best hiking trails, mountains and routes to explore.
285Total Trails
6Mountains
969Cities
1167 kmTotal Trail Distance
Top trails
Moderate 3D
Prospectors Trail Pilgrims Rest
2.1 km · 68 m · ~30m
Moderate 3D
Kap River Nature Reserve
9.9 km · 127 m · ~2h 15m
Moderate 3D
Double Drift Reserve Trail
1.4 km · 39 m · ~15m
Moderate 3D
Anysberg Nature Reserve Trail
2.2 km · 35 m · ~30m
Easy 3D
Pongola Nature Reserve Trail
4.7 km · 11 m · ~1h
Moderate 3D
La Motte Dassenberg Trail
4.2 km · 73 m · ~1h
Very Easy 3D
Jan Marais Nature Reserve
2.3 km · 18 m · ~30m
Easy 3D
Polokwane Game Reserve Trail
8.2 km · 96 m · ~1h 45m
Moderate 3D
Mudslide Trail Royal Natal
1.9 km · 107 m · ~30m
Moderate 3D
Waters Meeting Nature Reserve
9.9 km · 155 m · ~2h 15m
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Eastern Cape
132 cities
0 trails
Free State
83 cities
0 trails
Gauteng
57 cities
0 trails
KwaZulu-Natal
131 cities
0 trails
Limpopo
84 cities
0 trails
Mpumalanga
241 cities
0 trails
Top Hiking Cities
Urban gateways to outdoor adventures
Johannesburg
Gauteng
Cape Town
Western Cape
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal
Pretoria
Gauteng
Soweto
Gauteng
Gqeberha
Eastern Cape
Soshanguve
Gauteng
Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
Featured Mountains
Explore peaks and their trails
3,004 m
Cathedral Peak
South Africa
3,377 m
Champagne Castle
South Africa
1,000 m
Devil's Peak
South Africa
669 m
Lion's Head
South Africa
1,086 m
Table Mountain
South Africa
3,482 m
Thabana Ntlenyana
South Africa