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“A hike to the Mountain Pastures waterfall? Count me in!” My friend, always keen on an adventure replied on the phone. Three days later, we find ourselves on the Mountain Pastures ‘Tranquillity Trail’. Today we are doing part of the trail to the waterfall in one of the kloofs. The ‘Tranquillity Trail’ is the third

I had no idea what to expect when I started the Mountain Pastures Tranquillity Trail’, as I hadn’t ever hiked the south-facing slope of the Hannibal Mountain. But now that a trail has been cleared, I was eager to explore the area. Little did I know that I was in for a real treat! The

There is just nothing to beat an early start on one of the Mountain Pastures trails! Not only does it heighten one’s sense of ‘closeness to nature’, but there is also more chance of seeing plenty of game. It was thus early when I set off on the Buffalokloof trail, the second trail to have

There was no need to set my alarm for an early start…I was too excited! Today I was hiking the Grey Rhebok Trail, one of the trails that have recently been developed by Mountain Pastures by Gerhardt (Eco-Trail), a professional developer of hiking trails. Eco-Trail is busy with the design and development of 3 trails.

Would I see the elusive Klipspringer today….that was foremost in my mind as I started the Klipspringer Trail. I set off up the Buffalo kloof, and before reaching the top, I explore the rock formations, finding beautiful plants growing within the tight crevices. The kloof takes me to the top of the plateau, and I

There is no need for a man-made path, the animals have done it for us! I chuckle to myself as I start to walk. I am on the ‘Buffelskloof’ walk, another walking route option on the Mountain Pastures farm. Winding my way along the animal tracks up a gently sloping kloof, I enjoyed the beautiful

I knew that it was going to be a hike with many animal sightings when I came across the Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) on the way to Mountain Pastures! And that was indeed the case…. I was spending the day on one of the trails on Mountain Pastures farm, where nature is truly ‘at its