Other areas

All Trails is by far the best resource to use for the rest of country with over 700 trails listed. These include:

• Garden Route - 40

• Drakensberg - 63

• Gauteng - 80

• Limpopo - 23

• Mpumalanga - 30

The world wide total is over 200 000 in 65 countries. Some examples:

• Namibia - 42

• Mauritius - 179

• UK - 768

• USA - tens of thousands

• New Zealand - 181

• Australia - 761

Other Drakensberg resources:

• • A comprehensive list of climbing routes in Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Drakensberg is available on the MCSA KZN website. Or for a direct link see http://kzn.mcsa.org.za/climbing/route-guides

  • Another source of information about the Drakensberg, focusing more on hiking than climbing, is www.­vertical-­endeavour.­com. It has useful sets of GPS tracks including the passes, peaks and caves in the Drakensberg.

  • https://landlubbers.co.za/- A backpackers Guide to the Natal Drakensberg is probably the most comprehensive codex for Berg backpacking.

  • http://www.mountainbackpackers.co.za/overview.html - The Mountain Backpackers Club of KZN active in The Berg.

  • http://www.gohiking.co.za/ - Midlands Hiking Club is active in The Berg and other areas.

Other Cape:

• Mt.Zebra Park Idwala Hiking trail