Green Mountain Trail
Itinerary
FOUR DAYS OF LUXURY SLACKPACKING
HOW WE PLAN YOUR ADVENTURE
Arrive previous night at Wildekrans Country House, Houw Hoek village, between 16h00 and 16h30, park car, welcome tea/drinks, wine tasting, and trail briefing, dinner, and overnight.
P.S you’ll be happy to hear that this is the profile of the mountain and not the trail.
While we highly recommend that our clients first walk our flagship four day Green Mountain Trail (60km), we also offer a three day Blue Mountain Trail (50km) Kogelberg experience and a two day weekend walking experience.
The Green Mountain Trail starts with check in on a Monday afternoon between 16h00 and 17h00, check out on a Friday after lunch. As this is a working farm experience we walk on week days so that hikers get the full experience of the trail.
Day 1: Walking in the Kogelberg Conservancy Core (15.2km / 6hours / 3 lod*)
- Collect packed breakfast, fruit & snacks, and fill water bottles at Wildekrans Country House.
- Depart through the garden to Paul Clüver Estate.
- Walk along the foot of the Houw Hoek Mountains and on to Paul Clüver through the Kogelberg Conservancy Core.
- Lunch & wine tasting at The Restaurant @ Paul Clüver.
- Transfer to Wildekrans Country House.
- Dinner & overnight.
Day 2: Through Fynbos & Vines (15.6km / 5 hours / 2 lod*)
- Collect packed breakfast, fruit & snacks, and fill water bottles at Wildekrans Country House.
- Depart through the garden to Paul Clüver Estate.
- Walk along the foot of the Houw Hoek Mountains and on to Paul Clüver through the Kogelberg Conservancy Core.
- Lunch & wine tasting at The Restaurant @ Paul Clüver.
- Transfer to Wildekrans Country House.
- Dinner & overnight.
Day 3: Walk the Houw Hoek Trail (12.5km / 4 – 5 hours / 3lod*) OR Historic Skaapkraal Loop
- Departure from Wildekrans Country House carrying (or after) breakfast.
- Walk above Houw Hoek, taking in views of the wheat fields of the Overberg and Walker Bay
- Or, walk the historic Skaapkraal loop higher on the Groenlandberg.
- Lunch under the trees at Wildekrans Country House.
- Massages at Wildekrans Country House (this is an optional extra, booking required).
- Dinner & overnight at Wildekrans Country House.
Day 4: Leopard & Ox Wagon Route (11km / 4 to 5 hours/ 3 lod*)
- Breakfast at Wildekrans Country House, or picnic on the mountains, depending on the season.
- Head towards Bot River through Biosphere fynbos.
- Rest stop at Stony Beach and ledge rock. Climb up Pincushion ridge and discover Hawston View.
- Walk into Bot River and experience Beaumont Wines and lunch in Bot River village.
- Transfer to Wildekrans Country House, refresh and collect your car.
The rate is R17 350 per person sharing (including VAT). A 30% single supplement is applied for hikers wanting single rooms. These rates apply until 1 August 2025.
We offer a 7% discount on bookings for 6 or more people, and a 10% discount on bookings that fill all 5 rooms.
Our rates include Cape Floral Kingdom knowledgeable guides, farm stays, all meals country style, snacks while walking, personalised wine tastings, a community-made walking stick, and VAT.
*Itinerary subject to change due to unforeseen conditions, changing seasons or alternative ‘hosting’ developments.
*Optional extras charged separately – early arrivals and light lunch, transfers to airport, drinks, early trail exits, wine couriers, massages, etc.
*Given the different ability of hikers, limited early exits are available on all days except Day 1 & 4. Those exiting early will miss the events on the trail that day and be charged an exit fee.
*lod: Level of difficulty, with five being the most difficult. As per Fiona McIntosh, author of Slackpacking SA
1 – Easy
2 – Moderate
3 – Hard or long in places
4 – Strenuous, might be long and hard in places
5 – Tough, long, and usually hard most of the time
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