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Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape has 16 hiking trails listed on SA Hikes, from five-day coastal traverses on the Wild Coast to multi-day mountain routes through the Amathole and high Karoo walks above Nieu-Bethesda and Graaff-Reinet. All are listed below with distances, route summaries and links to the full SA Hikes guide for each.

For a landscape and planning overview of the region, see Discover Eastern Cape. For the reserves that contain many of these routes, see Eastern Cape Reserves.

The Eastern Cape's protected areas range from large national parks and provincial wilderness areas to private game reserves across the malaria-free interior. SA Hikes lists 38 Eastern Cape reserves, covering their landscapes, conservation focus, access and the hiking opportunities within each.

For the hiking trails themselves, see Eastern Cape Hikes. For a regional overview, see Discover Eastern Cape.