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Jongensfontein to Stilbaai

Visvyvers, Stilbaai

This is a beautiful coastal walk from Jongensfontein to Stilbaai. The trail is easy to follow as you are never more than 20 metres from the water’s edge following the path or simply walking along the beach. The terrain varies between narrow trails through the dune scrub, boulder hopping, and soft sandy beaches. [...]

16 Mile Beach

Pantalis A Lemos, 16 Mile Beach, West Coast National Park

We were in the West Coast National Park after the Langebaan Lagoon Crossing, so took the opportunity to take a whirlwind tour of the Park. We walked the three kilometres along the beach from Tsaarsbank to the wreck of the Pantalis A Lemos. [...]

Nature’s Valley

Otter African Trail Run Prologue warm-up on Nature's Valley Beach

Nature’s Valley is a tiny little seaside hamlet that has managed to effectively limit development (I think they have a very active ratepayers association). The end result is enviable, and some other Garden Route destinations would have done well to have done the same.

Getting there: from Cape Town on the N2 past Plettenberg [...]

Paternoster Beach

Paternoster is a small fishing village on the West Coast. The developers have not yet managed to ruin it; it is a working fishing village (when the government deems to issue the fishermen with licenses) and it still retains is charm. [...]

Noordhoek Beach

Kakapo wreck, Noordhoek Beach

This is an easy walk along Noordhoek Beach, a pristine stretch of white sand running from Noordhoek at the foot of Chapman’s Peak to Kommetjie in the south. [...]

Smitswinkel Bay

Smitswinkel Bay fishing boats

Smitswinkel Bay is a great spot for a beach picnic. You can boulder-hop a short way in the Cape Point direction at low tide and admire the sea cliffs and caves. [...]