Gauteng may be the Place of Gold, but it is also home to many hikes and walks that most Gautengers don't even know about. This book will help you discover them while giving you a more intimate encounter with Gauteng, a province shrouded in the beauty of indigenous vegetation, mountains, rivers and waterfalls. Tim Hartwright covers both the shorter walks in urban parks and rural areas, along with overnight trails such as Suikerbosrand. He explores the unique places that are right on every Gautenger's doorstep, one of these being the Braamfontein Spruit, and shares the rich heritage we need to preserve in our city. Numerous private trails have blossomed in areas closer to the main metropolises of Gauteng. Shorter weekend and day hikes have come into vogue and in most cases these trails cross private land rather than that belonging to the state. Most municipalities have embraced hiking as part of their commitment to the outdoor recreational activities they offer their residents and visitors. Explore the various nature reserves, historical, archaeological and geological sites.
Included in the book: Detailed description of around 60 hiking and walking trails in Gauteng, including the history and geology, fauna and flora of each area; a difficulty rating is included, helping you decide if it is suitable for the whole family; brief descriptions on how to get to the route with GPS coordinates for starting points; security information and emergency numbers; contact details for trail - to know if you should book in advance to walk the trail; comprehensive maps for each hike or walk.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-4314-0802-3 (9781431408023)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Tim Hartwright is the owner of Jacana Travel Marketing & Reservations and also chairman of the Footprint Hiking Club, and the Braamfontein Spruit Trust, an environmental organisation concerned with monitoring the wellbeing of the spruit and public open spaces and parks in the suburbs of Johannesburg. As such he walks all these areas on a regular basis. He sees his position as that of supporting the work that Johannesburg City Parks does in maintaining the more than 2 000 public open spaces that fall under its control. Tim walks on average 1 200km a year, much of which takes place within this book's covers.
Johannesburg. Alberts farm conservancy; Braamfontein spruit trails: Emmarentia dam to Delta park, Delta park to Field and study centre, Field and study centre to Paulshof; Delta park; Klipriviersberg nature reserve; Kloofendal nature reserve; Melville Koppies nature reserve; Sandspruit nature trail; Sugarbush trail; Walter Sisulu national botanical gardens; The wilds; Zoo lake. North Gauteng (Pretoria). Austin Roberts bird sanctuary; Bishop bird nature reserve; Faerie Glen nature reserve; Fort Klapperkop trail; Frogs trail; Groenkloof nature reserve trails: White trail, Red trail, Yellow trail; Rietvlei dam nature reserve; Tswaing crater trail; Voortrekker Monument trail; Wonderboom nature reserve. West Gauteng (Magaliesberg). Geology of the Magaliesberg; Bergheim resort; Foothold hiking trails; Hennops hiking trails: Krokodilberg day trail, Zebra day trail; Kranskloof hiking trails; Mountain club of South Africa; Mountain sanctuary park; Phaladingwe day trails; Rustig and Karee trails: Rustig day trail, Karee overnight hiking trail; Uitkyk day trail; Vergenoeg day trail. South Gauteng. Klipkraal hiking trails: Panorama day trail, Kraal day trail; Quagga's pad hiking trails; Suikerbosrand nature reserve trails: Bokmakierie day trail, Cheetah interpretive trail, Overnight backpacking trail; Walkerville day trail. East Gauteng. Ezemvelo nature reserve trails: Penduka day trail, Burkea day trail and two-day overnight trail; Windy Brow game reserve trails: Archaeology day trail, Ecology day trail, Geology day trail.
