Country

Best hikes in South Africa

The 30 best of 949 trails in South Africa, ranked by route quality.

Trails
949
Easy
560
Moderate
201
Hard
109
Expert
79

By activity

Common features

Top trails

  1. Kloof Corner to Devils Peak Trail Expert · 7.6 mi (12.3 km) · Elevation Gain 2,812 ft (857 m) · 3 hr 55 min · Table Mountain National Park
  2. Mouth Trail Easy · 1.6 mi (2.5 km) · Elevation Gain 384 ft (117 m) · 40 min · Garden Route National Park
  3. Rasperpunt Hiking Trail Easy · 3.2 mi (5.2 km) · Elevation Gain 223 ft (68 m) · 1 hr 10 min · Agulhas National Park
  4. Grysbokkie Trail Moderate · 4.3 mi (6.9 km) · Elevation Gain 1,142 ft (348 m) · 2 hr · Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
  5. Heuweltjie Trail Hard · 5.7 mi (9.2 km) · Elevation Gain 1,309 ft (399 m) · 2 hr 30 min · Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
  6. Otter Trail Expert · 22.9 mi (36.8 km) · Elevation Gain 5,653 ft (1,723 m) · 10 hr 15 min · Garden Route National Park
  7. Contour Path Expert · 10.5 mi (16.9 km) · Elevation Gain 2,756 ft (840 m) · 4 hr 45 min · Table Mountain National Park
  8. Blue Duiker Trail Moderate · 3.6 mi (5.8 km) · Elevation Gain 577 ft (176 m) · 1 hr 25 min · Garden Route National Park
  9. Suikerbossie to Grootkop via Judas Peak Hard · 6.5 mi (10.4 km) · Elevation Gain 2,867 ft (874 m) · 3 hr 35 min · Table Mountain National Park
  10. Chapman's Peak Summit Moderate · 3.2 mi (5.1 km) · Elevation Gain 1,293 ft (394 m) · 1 hr 40 min · Table Mountain National Park
  11. Lion's Head Summit Moderate · 2.7 mi (4.3 km) · Elevation Gain 961 ft (293 m) · 1 hr 20 min · Table Mountain National Park
  12. Steenbok Day Trail Hard · 9.2 mi (14.8 km) · Elevation Gain 804 ft (245 m) · 3 hr 20 min · West Coast National Park
  13. Devil's Peak Route Hard · 3.5 mi (5.6 km) · Elevation Gain 1,946 ft (593 m) · 2 hr 5 min · Table Mountain National Park
  14. Loerie Trail Easy · 1.2 mi (1.9 km) · Elevation Gain 230 ft (70 m) · 30 min · Garden Route National Park
  15. Silaka Nature Reserve Hard · 7.7 mi (12.4 km) · Elevation Gain 1,988 ft (606 m) · 3 hr 30 min · Silaka Nature Reserve
  16. Waterfall Day Trail Easy · 3.1 mi (5 km) · Elevation Gain 276 ft (84 m) · 1 hr 10 min · Garden Route National Park
  17. Boesmanskloof Trail Expert · 15.1 mi (24.3 km) · Elevation Gain 3,497 ft (1,066 m) · 6 hr 40 min · Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve
  18. Grysbok Trail 2 Easy · 3.4 mi (5.5 km) · Elevation Gain 62 ft (19 m) · 1 hr 10 min · Koeberg Nature Reserve
  19. Sacramento Trail Easy · 3.9 mi (6.3 km) · Elevation Gain 33 ft (10 m) · 1 hr 15 min · Sardinia Bay Nature Reserve
  20. Secretary Bird Day Trail Easy · 1.8 mi (2.9 km) · Elevation Gain 98 ft (30 m) · 40 min · Mac-Mac Forest Nature Reserve
  21. Fynbos Trail Moderate · 5.3 mi (8.5 km) · Elevation Gain 925 ft (282 m) · 2 hr 10 min · Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve
  22. Alexandria Hiking Trail Expert · 20.1 mi (32.3 km) · Elevation Gain 2,569 ft (783 m) · 7 hr 45 min · Addo Elephant National Park
  23. Leopard Trail Hard · 4.9 mi (7.9 km) · Elevation Gain 1,503 ft (458 m) · 2 hr 20 min · Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
  24. Black Elephant Trail Hard · 5.3 mi (8.5 km) · Elevation Gain 955 ft (291 m) · 2 hr 10 min · Garden Route National Park
  25. Dassie Trail Easy · 2.8 mi (4.5 km) · Elevation Gain 253 ft (77 m) · 1 hr · Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
  26. Tufa Trail Easy · 1 mi (1.6 km) · Elevation Gain 197 ft (60 m) · 25 min · Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
  27. Wodehouse Trail Hard · 5.6 mi (9 km) · Elevation Gain 2,231 ft (680 m) · 2 hr 55 min · Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  28. Dikkop Trail Moderate · 12.9 mi (20.7 km) · Elevation Gain 203 ft (62 m) · 4 hr 15 min · Koeberg Nature Reserve
  29. Guinea-fowl trail Moderate · 2.3 mi (3.7 km) · Elevation Gain 594 ft (181 m) · 1 hr · Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
  30. Grootkop Route Moderate · 3.2 mi (5.2 km) · Elevation Gain 1,503 ft (458 m) · 1 hr 50 min · Table Mountain National Park

See all trails near South Africa

Regions in South Africa

Top parks in South Africa

GoTrails · Route data: © OpenStreetMap