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Cable Railing along the Shelter Rock Hiking Trail

Shelter Rock Hiking Trail: Ladders, a Cable, and the Best Lunch Spot in the Magaliesberg

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Last updated 22.06.2026 - I stopped to catch my breath, which on this part of the climb meant catching quite a lot of it. The ground fell away in front of us, further than I wanted to measure. To my left the trail kept climbing; to my right the group came up behind me, one by one, breathing hard. I waited for everyone to gather, asked for a smile, and got one out of most of them — which, given what we'd just climbed, I thought was generous. Then I took the photo. ... Continue Reading
Looking towards the mist in the valley on the Hoogland Hiking Tails

Hoogland Cave Trail: A Hole in the Mountain on the Edge of Centurion

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I got to the parking lot before anyone else, which was the whole point. Winter mornings up here, the mist pools in the valleys overnight and sits there on the lower slopes, thick and white, while the ridgelines lift clear out of it into a hard blue sky. I'd seen it before. I came early anyway, to have it to myself for a few minutes before 15 fellow hikers arrived and turned it back into a hike. ... Continue Reading
River crossing along the Muningi Gorge Hike, Adventure Zone, Cullinan

Muningi Gorge Hike – Adventure Zone, Cullinan

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The water was cold. Winter-cold, the kind that makes you question every decision that led to this moment. I was already halfway across the first river crossing, shoes on, committed, when I accepted the simple truth — I was going to be wet for a while. There are four river crossings on the Muningi Gorge trail. This was unexpected. ... Continue Reading
Rock Pool at the Milorho Hiking Trails

Milorho Hiking Trails: Not What I Expected

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I came for a hike. The first thing I did was speed-walk past a bronze face the size of a car wheel, a wire-and-rock figure watching me from the lawn, and a woman made of blue dots with her arms stretched wide — straight to the nearest toilet. Two coffees on the drive will do that to you. To be fair, Milorho Hiking Trails was not what I expected the moment I pulled through the gate. ... Continue Reading