Mpumalanga Hiking Trails 2026
Includes: Panorama Escarpment, Blyde River Canyon Corridor, Highlands Meandor, Skurweberg Highlands, Lowveld, Kaapsehoop, Berberton Makhonjwa Zone, Cultural Heartland, Loskop, Highveld Waterways, Kruger Edge and Wild Frontier Conservation Trails
| No | Trail Name | Nearest Hub | Distance / Network Length | Duration & Format | Terrain Profile | Difficulty Rating | Guide |
| Panorama Escarpment and Blyde River Canyon Corridor | |||||||
| 1 | Fanie Botha Trail | Sabie / Graskop | 17.1 km – 77.0 km | 2 to 5 Days (Hutted) | Pine Plantation, Escarpment Rim, Afro-montane Forest | Moderate to Strenuous | - |
| 2 | Blyde River Canyon Trail | Graskop / Ohrigstad | 30.0 km – 60.0 km | 3 to 4 Days (Overnight) | Canyon Rim, Sandstone Gorges, River Beds | Severe / High Technical | - |
| 3 | Belvedere Day Walk | Bourke's Luck | 5.0 km – 10.0 km | Day Walk (4–5 Hours) | Steep Ravines, Canyon Floor, Riverine Bush | Moderate to Strenuous | - |
| 4 | Loerie Day Trail | Sabie | 14.0 km | Day Walk (Full Day) | Pine Forest, River Valleys, Waterfalls | Moderate | - |
| 5 | Forest Falls Trail | Sabie | 4.5 km | Day Walk (2–3 Hours) | Commercial Plantation, Flat Forest Paths | Easy | - |
| 6 | Jock of the Bushveld | Graskop | 8.0 km | Day Walk (3–4 Hours) | Grassland, Weathered Sandstone Formations | Easy to Moderate | - |
| 7 | Leopard Trail | Blyde Canyon Resort | 4.5 km | Day Walk (2–3 Hours) | Escarpment Slopes, Grassland Edge | Moderate | - |
| 8 | Kadashi-Tufa Trail | Blyde Canyon Resort | 2.0 km | Day Walk (1 Hour) | Tufa Stream Bed, Dense Ravine Vegetation | Easy | - |
| 9 | Secretary Bird Trail | Mac Mac Pools | 3.0 km | Day Walk (1 Hour) | Riparian Forest, Grassland Margins | Easy | - |
| Highlands Meander and Skurweberg Highlands | |||||||
| 10 | Num-Num Trail | Machadodorp / Badplaas | 17.0 km – 59.0 km | 2 to 5 Days (Slackpack) | Quartzite Kloofs, Indigenous Forest, Ladders | Moderate to Strenuous | - |
| 11 | Wathaba Lynx Loop | Machadodorp | 10.0 km | Day Walk (Full Day) | Mountain Slopes, Gorge, Forest Paths | Moderate | Read Guide |
| 12 | Wathaba Bosbok Route | Machadodorp | 4.0 km | Day Walk (Half Day) | Riverine Valley, Forest Canopy | Easy to Moderate | Read Guide |
| 13 | Bermanzi Back to Base | Machadodorp | 16.0 km – 20.0 km | 2 Days (Base Camp) | Gorge Edges, Cliffs, Forested Gullies | Moderate to Strenuous | - |
| 14 | Ama Poot-Poot | Dullstroom / Belfast | 19.0 km total (13 + 6) | 1 to 2 Days (Loops) | Highveld Grassland, Sandstone Kloofs | Easy to Moderate | - |
| 15 | Mountain Reedbuck | Dullstroom | 13.0 km | Day Walk (6 Hours) | Rocky Crests, Cliff Edges, Grassland | Moderate | - |
| 16 | Hadeda Falls / Kranz | Lydenburg | ~16.0 km | 2 Days (Cave Stay) | High Range Ridges, Deep Gorges | Strenuous | - |
| 17 | Elangeni Trail | Waterval Boven | 21.0 km | 2 Days (Base Camp) | River Valley Ridge, Plantation Forest | Easy to Moderate | - |
| 18 | Tegwaan Network | Waterval Boven | 3.5 km – 7.0 km | Day Walks | Sandstone Outcrops, Valley Views | Easy to Moderate | - |
| Lowveld, Kaapsehoop, and Barberton Makhonjwa Zone | |||||||
| 19 | Queen Rose Trail | Barberton | 14.0 km – 21.0 km | 1 or 2 Days | Single-track Ridges, Mountain Rivers | Strenuous | - |
| 20 | Kaapsehoop Network | Kaapsehoop / Mbombela | Variable (up to 3 Days) | 1 to 3 Days | Sandstone Labyrinths, Mist-belt Pines | Moderate to Technical | - |
| 21 | Escarpment Walk | Kaapsehoop | 4.0 km – 6.0 km | Day Walk (2–3 Hours) | Open Escarpment Plateau, Rock Formations | Easy to Moderate | - |
| 22 | Battery Creek Falls | Kaapsehoop | 3.0 km | Day Walk (2 Hours) | Steep Ravine Descent, Rocky River Bed | Moderate to Technical | - |
| 23 | Lindenau Trail | Ngodwana / Mbombela | 20.0 km | 2 Days (Base Camp) | Mountain Valleys, Rough Bush Paths | Strenuous | - |
| 24 | Wolwekrans Trails | Schoemanskloof | 5.0 km – 10.0 km | Day Walks | Mountain Slopes, Subtropical Woodland | Moderate | - |
| Cultural Heartland, Loskop, and Highveld Waterways | |||||||
| 25 | Rooikrans Trail | Loskop Dam / Witbank | 8.0 km – 11.5 km loops | 1 to 2 Days | Dry Gorges, Ridge Trails, Bushveld | Moderate | - |
| 26 | The Kingdom Trail | Middelburg | 10.0 km – 15.0 km | 1 to 2 Days | Olifants River Gorge, Bushveld | Moderate to Strenuous | - |
| 27 | Hels River / Kranskloof | Middelburg | 5.5 km – 10.0 km | 1 to 2 Days | Rope Scrambles, Vertical Cliffs, Riverbed | Very Difficult / Technical | - |
| 28 | Chrissiesmeer Trails | Chrissiesmeer | 6.0 km – 13.0 km | Day Walks | Wetland Margins, Open Grasslands | Easy | - |
| 29 | Berg en Rivier Routes | Middelburg | 3.0 km – 20.0 km | Day Walks / Weekend | Riverbanks, Open Hillside | Easy to Moderate | - |
| Kruger Edge and Wild Frontier Conservation Trails | |||||||
| 30 | Kruger Walking Safari | Skukuza / Hazyview | Multi-day distances | 3 to 5 Days (Guided) | Lowveld Scrub, Undulating Bushveld | Moderate | - |
| 31 | Barberton Geotrail Walks | Barberton | Short roadside paths | Half Day | Exposed Rock Formations, Paved Paths | Easy | - |