Sunday Morning Hike at Little Falls Ridge & Kloofendal Nature Reserves

We hike at Kloofendal and Little Falls Ridge Nature Reserves in Roodepoort, on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Distance + Duration: We will start our hike at Kloofendal. Our trail will be about 3km. It takes two hours at most to finish this section of the hike. The trail that we'll be doing at Little Falls Nature Reserve is about 2-3km. It takes about 2 hours to complete. It is steep and really fun. 🤸🏽‍♂️ We take short breaks at the top of the hills and enjoy our snacks while marvelling at the amazing views of Johannesburg, Sandton, the surbabs of the westrand and stretching beyond Craddle of Humankind to the mountains of the North West far away in the horizon. Pace: Moderate to fast hike. You will enjoy it if you're fit. Time: We will meet at 07:45am. Venue: The main Kloofendal entrance is at Gallena Avenue and Veronica Street Kloofendal. This is the 1st gate. We will meet at the 3rd entrance inside the reserve. From the parking lot you enter the smaller gate for pedestrians into the reserve. (2nd gate) Keep walking straight on the paved path passing all the buildings on your right until you get to the 3rd gate where the trails begin. You'll se a map of all the trails near that area. We meet at that gate. Fee: Free. What to Bring ○ At least two bottles of water🫙🧃. ○ Snacks, fruits. Hiking can make you hungry. If you eat salty food while you're hiking you become very thirsty. It's best to bring something juicy. 🍇🍌🍊🍏🍫 ○ A camera, to capture and share the great memories. ○ A hat. It gets hot, you need a hat. 👒🧢 ○ Wear comfortable tekkies and thick socks to protect your feet, particularly your toes.👟🧦 ○ Wearing comfortable clothes will make the hike more enjoyable. Our Community Braai After the hike we'll have a bring and share community braai. Just bring what you can, it shouldn't be complicated. It can be sandwiches, dumplings or your favourite stew that mom used to cook, or aunty's best curry. Because a home cooked meal is the best meal in town, hey family 😃😋🥘🧆🫕🥧 Vegetarians are also welcome to come share vegetarian dishes. The Braai There are braaing facilities at Kloofendal. After finishing the Little Falls Ridge hike and before starting our hike at Kloofendal we'll make our fire so that when we finish the hike the fire will be ready for us to braai the meat. Below's a brief picnic checklist you can use food, drink, water etc. Plate, cup, and a spoon. Camp chair or blanket. I usually bring a yoga mat to sit on. Our Community Braai After the hike we'll have a bring and share community braai. Just bring what you can, it shouldn't be complicated. It can be sandwiches, dumplings or your favourite stew that mom used to cook, or aunty's best curry. Because a home cooked meal is the best meal in town, hey family 😃😋🥘🧆🫕🥧 Vegetarians are also welcome to come share vegetarian dishes. The Braai There are braaing facilities at Kloofendal. After finishing the Little Falls Ridge hike and before starting our hike at Kloofendal we'll make our fire so that when we finish the hike the fire will be ready for us to braai the meat. Below's a picnic checklist you can use while packing your cooler box etc. Food, drinks, water etc. For Serving Plates, cups, Utensils, Napkins and Serving platters and spoons. For Seating Chairs or picnic blankets. Bringing a yoga mat to sit on makes things simpler. Cleanup Trash bags, Paper towels and Wet wipes. For more information contact Nonhlanhla Teslar Ngeleza at 073 553 2572 on WhatsApp