Nature Reserves
Assegaaibosch, near Stellenbosch 04.09.2009
Bontebok National Park, near Swellendam 17.03.2009
Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Palmiet River Walk, Overberg 01.03.2009
Marloth Nature Reserve, near Swellendam 18.03.2009
Marloth: Duiwelsbos Waterfall, near Swellendam 08.08.2010
Robberg Nature Reserve, Plettenberg Bay 15.06.2010
Robberg: Witsand, Plettenberg Bay11.08.2011
Storms River Mouth, Tsitsikamma 18.06.2009
Storms River Mouth Revisited, Tsitsikamma 12.08.2011
Koeberg Nature Reserse Grysbok Trail, near CT, 10.10.2009
West Coast National Park & Postberg, West Coast 29.08.2010
West Coast: Churchhaven I, West Coast 04.06.2011
West Coast: Churchhaven II, West Coast 05.06.2011
Salmonsdam: Waterfall & Ravine Trail, Overberg 16.09.2010
De Mond Viewpoint and Track, Overberg 17.09.2010
De Mond Sterna Trail, Overberg 18.09.2010
De Mond East Lagoon and Upriver, Overberg 18.09.2010
Hermanus Fernkloof Gardens, Overstrand 14.11.2010
Great Views from Mountain Tops
Lions Head, Cape Town 04.02.2009
Lion's Head, Cape Town 17.10.2009
Lion's Head with Dogs, Cape Town 17.11.2009
Oppelskop, Devil's Peak, CT 11.03.2009
Table Mountain: Platteklip, Maclears, Nursery, CT 10.04.2009
Table Mountain: Platteklip Gorge & Western Table, CT 19.12. 2010
Noordhoek Peak circuit at Silvermine, CT 18.01.2009
Spes Bona and Echo Valley, above Kalk Bay, CT 01.02.2009
Steenberg Peak, Silvermine, CT 03.05.2009
Amphitheatre Path and Elephant's Eye, Silvermine, CT 25.07.2009
Amphitheatre Path Anti-clockwise, Silvermine, CT 07.11.2010
Amphitheatre Path & Steenberg Ridge, Silvermine, CT 20.08.2011
Elsie's Peak, Fish Hoek, CT 19.09.2009
Kaptein's Peak, Hout Bay, CT 20.09.2009
Chapman's Peak, Hout Bay, CT 03.10.2009
Tranquility Cracks, CT 24.10.2009
Constantiaberg, CT 16.01.2011
Silvermine: Panorama Path, CT 06.02.2011
Silvermine Circle over Steenberg Peak, CT 25.09.2011
Mountain Valleys and Plateaus
Bailey's Kloof and Peck's Valley, above Muizenberg 28.03.2009
Spes Bona and Echo Valley, above Kalk Bay 01.02.2009
Silvermine River Walk, Silvermine 27.04.2009
Silvermine River Walk Revisited, Silvermine 18.06.2011
Silvermine Valley & Trappieskop, Clovelly 12.09.2009
Old Wagon Path, Silvermine 04.07.2009
Steenberg Plateau, Silvermine 19.07.2009
Kleinplaas Dam Trail, Simonstown 11.10.2009
Klein-tuin Kloof and Crassula Path, Silvermine 18.10.2009
Brakkloofrand, Fish Hoek 14.11.2009
The Saddle, Table Mountain 22.01.2010
Back Table, Dams & Waterworks Museum, Constantia 12.12. 2010
Swims in the Ocean
Beta Road Beach, Bakoven near Camps Bay 22.02.2009
Boulders Penguin Colony, Simon's Town 15.03.2009
Sandy Bay, Llundudno 18.02.2009
Venus Pool at Cape Point 11.01.2009
Venus Pool at Cape Point again 25.01.2009
St James, Muizenberg & Kalk Bay 09.01.2010
Swims in Dams and Rivers
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, near Stellenbosch 27.01.2009
Noordhoek Peak circuit at Silvermine, Cape Town 18.01.2009
Palmiet River Walk, Kogelberg Nature Reserve 01.03.2009
Vermaaklikheid, 04.04.2009
Indigenous Forest
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, near Heidelberg 20.03.2009
Marloth: Koloniesbos and Doktorsbos, near Swellendam 18.03.2009
Garden of Eden, Harkerville, Garden Route 16.09.2009
Elephant Walks at Diepwalle, near Knysna 17.06.2009
Kranshoek, Harkerville, near Knysna 19.06.2009
Jubilee Creek & Millwood, near Knysna, Southern Cape 09.08.2011
Valley of Ferns, near Plett, Southern Cape 07.08.2011
Flowers and Fynbos
Palmiet River Walk, Kogelberg Nature Reserve 01.03.2009
Assegaaibosch Wild Flower Garden, near Stellenbosch 04.09.2009
Koeberg Nature Reserse Grysbok Trail, near CT, 10.10.2009
Kirstenbosch: Upper Garden, Cape Town 21.11.2009
Kirstenbosch: Sculpture and Fynbos, CT 13.08.2010
Kirstenbosch: A Winter Garden 02.07.2011
Kirstenbosch: A Winter Garden II 17.07.2011
Kirstenbosch: A Winter Garden III 23.07.2011
Kirstenbosch: Daisy Daisy 11.09.2011
Devil's Peak: End of Tafelberg Rd, CT 24.11.2009
Devil's Peak: Woodstock Cave, CT 28.11.2009
West Coast National Park & Postberg, West Coast 29.08.2010
Salmonsdam: Waterfall & Ravine Trail, Overberg 16.09.2010
Caledon Wild Flower Garden, Overberg, 19.09.2010
Lion's Head in Springtime 25.09.2010
Karoo Desert Botanical Garden, near Worcester 03.10.2010
Amphitheatre Path Anti-clockwise, Silvermine, CT 07.11.2010
Kloof Corner & Pink Watsonias, Table Mountain, CT 26.11.2010
Skeleton Gorge & Nursery Ravine, CT 30.01.2011
Return to "Puff Adder Alley", Table Mountain, CT 17.09.2011
Open Gardens
Constantia Valley Open Gardens, CT 30.10.2010
Elgin Open Gardens - Part 1, Elgin Valley, Overberg 31.10.2010
Elgin Open Gardens - Part 2, Elgin Valley, Overberg 31.10.2010
Stellenberg Open Garden 06.11.2010
Cellars-Hohenort Open Garden, CT 22.10.2011
Wine Estates
Spier Wine Estate, near Stellenbosch 19.03.2011
Muratie Wine Estate, near Stellenbosch 05.11.2011
Groot Constantia Wine Estate, CT 19.11.2011
Wildlife
Boulders Penguin Colony, Simon's Town 15.03.2009
Kalk Bay Harbour & Boulders 26.06.2011
Swellendam dog walk at dam, Swellendam 19.03.2009
Cape Point Shipwreck Trail, CT 01.11.2009
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, CT 01.08.2010
Hermanus Cliff Path West, Overstrand 14.11.2010
Birds of Eden, near Plett, Southern Cape 10.08.2011
Lower Zambezi: Boat & Fishing Trips, Zambia28.04.2011
Lower Zambezi: Game Drives, Zambia 29.04.2011
Lower Zambezi: Canoe Safari, Zambia 30.04.2011
Archaeology & Caves
Keurboomstrand and Matjes Cave, near Plett 14.06.2009
Amphitheatre Path and Elephant's Eye, Silvermine, CT 25.07.2009
Tranquility Cracks, CT 24.10.2009
Salmonsdam: Waterfall & Ravine Trail, Overberg 16.09.2010
Pretty Waterfalls
Cecelia Waterfall, Cecelia Forest, Southern Suburbs 07.02.2009
Table Mountain Contour, CT 19.05.2009
"Puff Adder Alley" Waterfalls, Table Mountain 16.07.2009
Marloth: Duiwelsbos Waterfall, near Swellendam 08.08.2010
Silvermine Waterfall and around Maiden Peak, CT 14.08.2010
Lower Zambezi: Chongwe Falls 02.05.2011
Nice Rivers & Dams
Palmiet River Walk, Kogelberg Nature Reserve 01.03.2009
Vermaaklikheid River Strolls 16-19.12.2009
Vermaaklikheid Hill Circuit 17.12.2009
Duivenhoks River Estuary, Vermaaklikheid 24.01.2011
Silvermine Reservoir Trail CT 16.01.2011
Lower Zambezi: Boat & Fishing Trips 28.04.2011
Lower Zambezi: Canoe Safari 30.04.2011
Best Beaches
Long Beach, Noordhoek, CT 13.04.2009
Milnerton Beach, Milnerton, CT 22.04.2009
Milnerton Beach Stroll, Milnerton, CT 03.07.2011
Windy Woodbridge Island Milnerton, 26.03.2011
Melkbos Beach, Melbosstrand, CT 01.05.2009
Table View Beach, Table View, CT 27.12.2009
Bloubergstrand to Big Bay, CT 24.01.2010
Big Bay Beach, CT 29.05.2011
Strand Beach, Helderberg 09.10.2010
Dolphin Beach, Blouberg & Big Bay, Table View, CT 05.02.2011
West Coast: Churchhaven I, West Coast 04.06.2011
West Coast: Churchhaven II, West Coast 05.06.2011
Yzerfontein Pearl Bay & Schaap Island, West Coast 09.07.2011
Back to Camps Bay Beach, CT 20.02.2011
Muizenberg Beach, A Quick Walk, CT 30.07.2011
Robberg Beach, Plett, Garden Route 08.08.2011
Wrecks etc.
Cape Point Shipwreck Trail, CT 01.11.2009
Cape of Good Hope CT 01.08.2010
Cape Agulhas, Overberg 17.09.2010
Harbours
Kleinbaai Stroll, Kleinbaai, Overstrand 08.09.2009
Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay 30.10.2009
Back to Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay 04.02.2010
Kalk Bay Harbour & Boulders 26.06.2011
Waterfront Clocktower Precinct, CT 02.01.2010
Waterfront Victoria Wharf, CT 07.09.2010
Best Contour Paths
Hout Bay Contour Path, Hout Bay 22.02.2009
Pipe Track, Camps Bay 06.06.2009
Pipe Track from Theresa Ave, Camps Bay 16.10.2009
Pipe Track, Partway, Camps Bay 24.09.2011
Table Mountain Contour, CT 19.05.2009
Table Mountain Contour Revisited 12.06.2011
Blackburn Contour, Hout Bay 28.06.2009
Lion's Head Pipe Track, Cape Town 05.07.2009
Contour Path Constantia Nek to Newlands 18.07.2009
Signal Hill on a Windy Day, Cape Town 28.01.2010
Cape Point Sirkelsvlei, CT 11.09.2010
Fire
Tafelberg Road, Table Mountain 08.04.2009
Devil's Peak Lower Slopes: Quarry to Cannons 02.05.2009
Favourite Routes, Walked Often
Sea Point Promenade archive
Kloof Corner archive
Lions Head archive
Newlands Forest archive
"Puff Adder Alley" archive
Muizenberg Beach archive
Fish Hoek Beach archive
Table Mountain Contour archive
Tokai Forest archive
Multi Day Hikes
The Whale Trail: Day One, De Hoop 9.03.2011
The Whale Trail: Day Two, De Hoop 10.03.2011
The Whale Trail: Day Three, De Hoop 11.03.2011
The Whale Trail: Day Four, De Hoop 12.03.2011
The Whale Trail: Day Five, De Hoop 13.03.2011
Favourite Places
Vermaaklikheid archive
Cape Point archive
Kirstenbosch archive
Swellendam archive
Biodiversity Garden archive
Training Walks
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 1 02.11.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 1 06.11.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 2 10.11.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 2 13.11.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 3 17.11.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 3 11.11.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 4 25.11.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 4 & Mountain Rescue 27.11.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 5 30.11.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 5 04.12.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 6 07.12.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 6 15.12.2010
Sea Point Prom: Training Walk, Week 7 16.12.2010
Lion's Head: Training Walk, Week 7 18.12.2010
Lion's Head 2011: Walk 1 03.01.2011
Lion's Head 2011: Walk 2 09.01.2011
Sea Point Prom 2011: Walk 1 12.01.2011
Sea Point Prom 2011: Walk 2 01.02.2011
Lion's Head 2011: Walk 3 04.02.2011
Sea Point Prom 2011: Walk 3 21.02.2011
Lion's Head 2011: Walk 4 22.02.2011
Sea Point Prom 2011: Walk 4 01.03.2011
Sea Point Prom 2011: Walk 5 28.03.2011
Where possible routes have been plotted on Google Earth. Click on *** Route plotted here *** in each blog entry to open up the map. Please note that this blog is not intended as a guide. Should you wish to try any of these walks please consult a map and/or guide-book for proper route description. See also my note on safety.
(updated 31.12.2011)