Ramblers to traverse nature reserve, valley view sites
Saturday and Sunday programme for April.
DURBAN Ramblers Hiking Club Saturday and Sunday programme for the coming weekends.
On Saturday, 12 April, Ramblers hike to Marianwood Nature Reserve.
Call hike leader Philip on 031-201-8864.
Meet at 8 James Herbert Road at 1.45pm, the hike will take in part of the park and the rest will be through the surrounding veld. A shorter hike will be available, with a braai afterwards. The reserve closes at 5pm, but the hike will be completed by 4pm. This moderate graded hike takes place over 6km.
On Sunday, 13 April, hikers will take in the view sites at Nkutu Gorge/Inanda Dam.
Call hike leader Colin Turner on 031-708-3517.
The hike will traverse the escarpment, then across to the Umngeni River Valley and Inanda Dam view sites. Meet at Union Main Centre, Old Main Road, Pinetown at 7.45am or at Nkutu car park (the further of the two Krantzkloof picnic sites) at 8.30am. Entrance fee is R20 per person, petrol-sharing R25 per person. Be aware of the one-way system for access in Pinetown.
This strenuous hike is about 15km long.
Look up Ramblers on Facebook: Durban Ramblers Hiking Club or on www.durbanramblers.co.za
