DAY HIKE:
SOMABULA
1 JUNE 2025
We aim to provide a gay, lesbian and straight-friendly hiking environment for anyone and everyone to enjoy the beautiful outdoors in the company of like-minded friends.
When
1 June 2025
Where
Somabula, Cullinan
Fee
R 100 + R20 in cash
LUNCH
Braai lunch
Intensity
12km Moderate fitness
Nestled peacefully in a valley surrounded by pristine bush, Somabula Nature Reserve offers the perfect environment in which to unwind. Ideally situated for weekend getaways, only one hour from Johannesburg and 40 minutes from Pretoria, the reserve boasts a wide variety of antelope as well as giraffe, zebra and wildebeest and an abundance of birdlife.
Three hiking routes traversing rocky highveld grassland and bushveld of 3, 7 and 12 kms. We will be hiking the 12km route. Except for one or two hills, the trail is not too strenuous and winds through beautiful bush.
Remember to bring your meat, charcoal and drinks as we will have our customary braai and social in the lapa after the hike.
The nature reserve has affordable chalets and campsites available for those wanting to spend a quiet weekend away from the city. Please book this directly with the venue (Somabula Nature Reserve) and mention that you are with the Day Hikers.
Getting there:
Physical Address:
Off R515, Cullinan
Or look for Somabula Nature Reserve on Google Maps.
Please join the WhatsApp group for this hike to get the gate codes for entering the reserve.
GPS Co-ordinates: S 25 42.622 E 28 31.936
MEET:
Arrive at 08:00. We start hiking at 08:30.
REQUIREMENTS:
Good hiking shoes, hat, sun block, at least 2lt of water, snacks.
LUNCH
There is a lapa with braai facilities. Remember your charcoal!
DIFFICULTY RATING
Not too strenuous, but moderate fitness is required. There is also a shorter 7km trail available.
ENTRANCE FEE:
R100 per person to the venue and R20 club fee. Please bring cash as the venue does not have card facilities.
NO NO’S:
No radios. No claims against the club for loss/death or injury. Your participation is voluntary. Take care. No littering, we take only photographs and leave only fairy footprints!
For more information, contact Hantie on 083 656 5783.
For more information, contact Hantie on 083 656 5783.
For any updates, join the WhatsApp group for this hike
Remember
Good hiking shoes, hat, sun block, 2lt of water, snacks.