Slackpacking hiking trails

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Slackpacking, or leisure, hiking trails are multiday trails without the burden of carrying a heavy backpack, as your overnight bags are transported for you. The main types of slackpacking options include luxury, guided and catered hikes; community-run guided trails; unguided and/or self-catered trails. Slackpacking simplifies the logistics of going on a hike and enables a wider audience of outdoor enthusiasts of all ages to enjoy the thrill of multi-day hiking trails.

Luxury trails may include guest houses and gourmet meals, but are usually more expensive. Guided trails provide added security and interestingness allowing you to learn more about the environment, local culture and history. Unguided trails provide added privacy and relaxation for the overstressed city dweller.

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Eastern Cape

  1. Dolphin Trail  

    Nearest towns: Storms River. Nature reserve: Garden Route National Park. 

  2. Hole-In-The-Wall Hiking Trail  

    Nearest towns: East London, Presley Bay, Coffee Bay. 

  3. The 4 Day War Trail Skywalk  

    Nearest towns: Barkly East, Rhodes. 

  4. Wild Coast Amble  

    Nearest towns: East London, Kei Mouth. 

  5. Wild Coast Meander  

    Nearest towns: East London, Kobb Inn. 

Free State

  1. No trails

Gauteng

  1. No trails

KwaZulu Natal

  1. Kosi Bay Hiking Trail  

    Nearest towns: Jozini. Nature reserve: Kosi Bay Nature Reserve. 

Limpopo

  1. No trails

Mpumalanga

  1. No trails

Namibia

  1. No trails

North West

  1. No trails

Northern Cape

  1. No trails

Swaziland

  1. No trails

Western Cape

  1. Garden Route Coastal Trail  

    Nearest towns: Wilderness, Brenton-on-Sea. Nature reserve: Goukamma Nature Reserve. 

  2. Hoerikwaggo Trail  

    Nearest towns: Cape Town, Simons Town. Nature reserve: Table Mountain National Park, Orange Kloof Forest, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. 

  3. Hunter Gatherer Beach Comber Trail  

    Nearest towns: Mossel Bay, Boggomsbaai ,Vleesbaai. 

  4. Oystercatcher Trail  

    Nearest towns: Mossel Bay, Boggomsbaai. 

  5. The Whale Trail / Die Walvis Roete  

    Nearest towns: Bredasdorp. Nature reserve: De Hoop Nature Reserve. 

  6. Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail  

    Nearest towns: Nature's Valley, Storms River. Nature reserve: Garden Route National Park, Tsitsikamma National Park.