Elgin Valley - Slackpacking

Slackpacking frees hikers from the burden of carrying hefty backpacks and treats you to comfortable overnight accommodation and wholesome meals. In the Elgin Valley, the four-day Green Mountain Trail is a slackpacker's dream hike.

The 60-kilometre trail, which is split into 11 to 18-kilometre daily walking distances, meanders around the Groenlandberg, which is part of the spectacular Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Each day, bags are transported to the end of the stage where four-star…

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Slackpacking Elgin Valley
Slackpacking Elgin Valley

Slackpacking frees hikers from the burden of carrying hefty backpacks and treats you to comfortable overnight accommodation and wholesome meals. In the Elgin Valley, the four-day Green Mountain Trail is a slackpacker's dream hike.

The 60-kilometre trail, which is split into 11 to 18-kilometre daily walking distances, meanders around the Groenlandberg, which is part of the spectacular Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Each day, bags are transported to the end of the stage where four-star country guesthouses, with hot showers, delicious meals and comfortable beds, welcomes the hiking group.

Slackpacking combines the wonderful experience of a multi-day hike, without the discomfort of a heavy backpack and camping rough, with guesthouse luxuries. Slackpacking is family friends and great for groups of friends to do together. 

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Hermanus | Slackpacking - Blue Mountain Trail - Slackpacking

“The Blue Mountain Trail (sister to the Green Mountain Trail) takes hikers even closer to the ocean and into protected land on the opposite side of the Elgin Valley. This is a very manageable and well paced hike that offers three days of slackpacking that takes you past the Bot River, with views towards the wheat fields of the Overberg, before descending into the Elgin Valley. You spend time......
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Hermanus | Slackpacking - Green Mountain Trail - Slackpacking

Slackpacking, gives opportunities for generations in families, like adult children with not-so-young-anymore parents, to enjoy walking through areas like the Groenlandberg of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve together. The Green Mountain Trail is a four-day route with daily distances that measure between 11 to 18 kilometres to achieve a 60-kilometre total. The well-maintained trail traverses lands......
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