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