Remote, rugged and carved by a network of streams, ravines and some of the country’s most superb hiking trails, the Groendal Nature Reserve is the 3rd largest wilderness conservation area on South Africa. Teeming with fynbos, indigenous forests, and a diverse collection of valley bushveld scrub, the reserve is also host to a number of paintings, archaeological artifacts and archaeological sites left behind by the Khoi-San people.
General Information
| Gate Times: 08h00 - 16h30 |
| Campsites (Peak) R75 per adult | R32 per child |
| Campsites (Off-Peak) R56 per adult | R26 per child |
| Rooikrans Lodge (Peak) R668 |
| Rooikrans Lodge (Off-Peak) R547 |
Activities
- Camping
- Picnicking
- Sanrock-art
- Old graves and monument
- HIKING: 16km Blindekloof Trail to Crystal Cavern Pool & shorter 4km circular trail
- HIKING: 32km Upper Blindekloof Trail (advanced - 2 days sleep in tent or cave)
- HIKING: Emerald Pool Trail to Groendal Dam (cross Swartskop river to Eel Cave)
- HIKING: Dam Trail through riverine forest along Kwazunga river through the Aquilakloof
Nearby Attractions
- Drostdy museum - Uitenhage
- Auto Pavilion museum - Uitenhage
- Island Nature reserve
- Addo Elephant Park
- Baviaanskloof world Heritage Site
- Rock-art
- Kwa-zunga catchment
- Zipline and quadbike in Addo
Contact Info
Reserve Number
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Reserve Manager
+27 41 991 9912
GPS
Lat: 33ยฐ 41′ 28.80
Long: 25ยฐ 16′ 2.71
Office hours
| Gate Times:: 08h00 - 16h30 |
