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Contents Trail Highlights West Coast Crayfi sh Trail 2–3 Cederberg Heritage Route 4–5 Postberg Wild Flower Trail 6–7 Hoerikwaggo Tented Classic 8–9 Boland Hiking Trail 10–11 Whale Trail (De Hoop) 12–13 Swellendam Hiking Trail 14–15 Oystercatcher Trail 16–17 Swartberg Hiking Trail 18–19 Otter & Tsitsikamma Trails 20–21 Atlas Section, Western Cape Keyplan & legend 22–23 Atlas pages 24–31 Trail information & maps Trail 1 West Coast Crayfi sh Trail 32 Trail 2 Cederberg Heritage Route 46 Trail 3 Postberg Wild Flower Trail 68 Trail 4 Hoerikwaggo Tented Classic 78 Trail 5 Boland Hiking Trail 96 Trail 6 Whale Trail (De Hoop) 108 Trail 7 Swellendam Hiking Trail 120 Trail 8 Oystercatcher Trail 136 Trail 9 Swartberg Hiking Trail 152 Trail 10 Donkey Trail 166 Trail 11 Otter Trail 174 Trail 12 Tsitsikamma Trail 174 Green Flag Trails Information 197 General Kit List 202 Outdoor Gear Retailers 204 136 TRAIL 8 Oystercatcher Trail 137 138 To Herbertsdale 187m 170m R327 237m Oystercatcher Trail Bartlesfontein Vanrhynsdorp N Beaufort 2 West Citrusdal 250m Western Cape Paarl Montagu George Riversdale To CAPE TOWN Strand Blin Knysna Trail Mossel Bay de Hermanus Coverage 164m 153m 140 120 100 Khoisan Middens 80 60 40 20 FINISH Vleesbaai 101m Night 2&3 spent here Boggoms Bay Sandpiper Cottage to Cape Vacca Boggoms Bay DAY 4 15km 3435°15’5815'58 S 21°°54’3954’31 E Johnson’s Post Vleesbaai Tidal pool Swim & snorkel Vleespunt Dune House (alternative for night 4) Rooibankies 57m Visbaai 34°20'1820’18 S ° Alternative trail for 21 54’31 E a longer last day Cape Vacca (Kanonpunt) to Gouritz River Mouth Boat cruise Cape Vacca DAY 5 4km Kanonpunt Private 1 Ancient fish traps 59m Cottage 2 Replica of Diaz cross Gouritzmond TRAIL 8 139 Settling in Point Village to 243m Dana Bay 15km Mosselbaai START DAY 2 DAY 34°10'5410’54 S ° KwaNonqaba 22 08’50 E Point Village St Blaize Cave Mossel Bay 197m Cape St Blaize 178m Blinde River 34°°10’4611'46 SS Dana Bay 22°02’22 E Onkruidsrots Golf Course Oyster Bay Pinnacle Point Caves DAY 3 DAY Dana Bay to Boggoms Bay 12km Indian Ocean LEGEND Hiking Point of Interest Index Contour Contour Optional Hike Lighthouse Major Road Cycling Whale Watching Main Road Surf Spot Post Office Other Road Spot Height Bird Watching Hiking Trail N Accommodation Homestay Vehicle Transfer Boating Fishing Shipwreck Viewpoint R777 Route Marker 4x4 Track / Town Spot Transport GPS Points Waterfall River ARE YOU PLANNING TO STAY LONGER IN ANY OF THESE REGIONS? DO YOU NEED MORE DETAILED MAPS OR MAP INFORMATION? CHECK OUT OUR FULL RANGE, DOWNLOAD OUR CATALOGUE, GET FREE DOWNLOADS OR SEE NAME CHANGES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNS & CITIES AT WWW.MAPSTUDIO.CO.ZA OR CALL 0860 10 50 50 OYSTERCATCHER TRAIL 140 The Oystercatcher Trail, which is centred round the pretty village of ◗ DISTANCE 47km Boggoms Bay, just west of Mossel Bay, is another glorious coastal ◗ DAYS 5 hike. The fully catered and portaged trail has received numerous ◗ accolades, including being listed as one of Getaway Magazine’s DIFFICULTY EASY TO MODERATE ‘Top 5 hiking trails in South Africa’ (2004), one of the BBC’s ‘30 walks to do before you die’ and National Geographic Traveller’s HIGHLIGHTS ‘Top 50 tours of a lifetime’ for 2007 and 2008. It’s one of the most luxurious of the new genre of slackpacking trails so expect to be thoroughly spoilt. From the Point in Mossel Bay the trail heads west from the Cape St Blaize Cave, initially along dramatic orange cliff s and through coastal fynbos, before descending to the coast. Here you feel like a modern-day Strandloper, hiking the sandy beaches, gathering white mussels, checking out the marine life of the tidal pools and learning about the endangered African Black Oystercatcher and a diverse array of other birds and coastal organisms. The trail is varied, the distances quite manageable for even relatively unfi t hikers and the scenery along this unspoilt, wild piece of coast is quite stunning, but it’s the quality of the guiding and the little spoils along the way that make it so special. At the end of days one and two you can avail yourself of sauna and spa facilities or even arrange a massage, while on the fi nal day you’re treated to a champagne and oysters farewell. When you arrive in your overnight Sandpiper Cottage you’ll fi nd wine and beer in the fridge and the fi re and candles lit. Nothing is overlooked. If you thought hiking trails were all about roughing it then this one’s a surprise. Although the full trail is 47km, a number of fl exible trail packages are off ered. You can hike for anything between two and Today oysters are considered fi ve days, moving to new accommodation at the end of the trail an“ aphrodisiac but it’s rumoured each day, or you can stay in the same place and be ferried to the that the extinction of the old trailhead each morning. Whichever option you choose you’ll come Strandlopers was probably due away enlightened and refreshed, and, since part of the trail fee to them becoming sterile due is ploughed back into conservation, you also have the feel-good to the high iodine content of factor of having made a valuable contribution to the sustainability molluscs. So take care!„ of this beautiful stretch of coast. Fred Orban, trail developer CLIFF PATH A FEW KILOMETRES BEYOND CAPE ST BLAIZE CAVE TRAIL 8 141 book – the charismatic Willie DAY 1 Settling in Mossel Bay is very proud of its Komani. Willie, who’s been the reputation of having one of OT H IT LIKE SOME chief guide on the trail since Hikers overnight in the bright, the mildest all-year climates in its inception, is a fount of roomy self-catering fl ats at the world – apparently second knowledge and his passion for Point Village, a magnifi cent only to Hawaii! spot with great views over the the coast is infectious. ocean. At 6pm there’s a Meet Before you start the hike and Greet and a discussion you visit the cave, a large of the programme for the overhang that was once a next few days, after which a special Oystercatcher Trail dinner (from a menu which amazingly includes vegetarian, halaal, wheat-free, prawn and seafood dishes) is served in the Kingfi sher Restaurant – a popular whale-watching spot. If you arrive earlier in the day, there are plenty of glorious beaches to explore, as well as the sights of Mossel Bay itself. The Cape St Blaize lighthouse, CAPE ST BLAIZE CAVE which has been operational since 1864, is one of only two manned lighthouses on the South African coast, while the Dias Museum Complex, with its superb shell museum and aquarium, maritime museum and the famous Post Offi ce Tree, is defi nitely worth a visit. DAY 2 Point Village to Dana Bay 15km, 4–5 hours Day one initially follows the route of the Cape St Blaize Strandloper dwelling. Here, to the cliff top path, stopping hiking trail – a well-marked by way of introduction, to catch your breath at the path from the famous Cape Willie outlines the history of top and to admire the view. St Blaize Cave near the Point the area, the archaeological The waves crash onto the in Mossel Bay. Hikers are met signifi cance of the many jumbled boulders below – the in the morning by one of the similar caves in the rocky lichen-covered rocks glowing most interesting guides that coastline and the Strandloper an incredible orange. This I met while researching this traditions. Then you climb up is an unstable area of high OYSTERCATCHER TRAIL 142 precipitous cliff s undercut In 1500 Pedro de Ataide, by the power of the waves. PINNACLE POINT CAVES returning from the East, left Willie points out the beautiful a letter in a shoe or iron pot fynbos species and curses under a large tree, warning of the existence of the aliens, troubles he had encountered explains the uses of the wild near Calcutta. In 1501 João herbs and generally entertains da Nova, commander of the as you walk. After about 6km Third East India Fleet en route the trail traverses a new golf THE POST OFFICE TREE OFFICE POST THE to India, found the letter course development, Pinnacle and the tree became South Point, through which hikers Africa’s fi rst post offi ce. The have right of way. It’s a bit large milkwood tree is now a incongruous to be stomping Provincial Heritage Site. Mail through such a manicured posted in the shoe under the area but it’s quite hilarious the wind, and a good fewf tee tree gets the special post offi ce to stop and watch some of shots end up on the beach. tree frank. the golfi ng antics. This is a Keep your eyes peeled for tricky course, particularly in golf balls as you head down on the trail back to the coast. After a couple of kilometres you pass more vast caves that are clearly being excavated. Then, if the weather’s fi ne, have a welcome swim on the deserted beach of Oyster Bay. The day ends with a short stroll through coastal thicket to Dana Bay from where a local taxi ferries you to your FOSSILISED ELEPHANT BONES ON A MIDDEN home for the next two nights, the quaint Sandpiper Cottages of Boggoms Bay, a little down the coast.
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