Harkerville
Kranshoek trail
harkerville/ kranshoek trail
Harkerville Forest - Knysna
The Kranshoek hiking trail can be hiked as a day trip or combined with the Harkerville Coastal trail for a full weekend on trail.
hiking
This hike is for the more fit and experienced hikers with no fear of heights, basic scrambling skills and confidence on loose terrain.
Harkerville Hikers Hut has electricity and bunkbeds in dorm rooms. Hot showers and flush toilets available in the shared ablution facility.
At Sinclair Hut however, NO ELECTRICITY – so please make sure you have enough batteries for your camera!
The shared ablution facility provides flush toilets and cold showers.
itinerary
We meet at the Harkerville hikers hut where we make our final preparations for an early start the next morning.
Dorm style accommodation with shared ablution fascilities.
+/- 13 km
Our day starts with an early breakfast before we head into the forest to the sound of birdsong overhead, our steps muffled by the soft forest floor.
Mighty indigenous trees, Tree ferns, Fynbos and spectacular ocean views are on the program for today before we reach our overnight hut.
+/- 17 km
On this final day of our trek, we make our way down to the Indian ocean where we follow the rugged coastline, accompanied by the booming of waves crashing against mighty rock formations.
At the viewpoint we say goodbye to the ocean and make our way to our pick-up point at Kranshoek picnic area.
For those who like to end the trip with some heart racing action, try the zipline at Kranshoek and glide high above the gorge through which we hiked earlier. It is a truly wonderful view and the perfect ending to a week of Nature pure. This activity must be prearranged and is not included in the package.
Hike +/- 18 km