Explore Wakkerstroom Town

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Difficulty

Easy
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Distance

11.6 km

Duration

0h59
A leisure route around the village for all types.

ROUTE DETAIL

This route is an easy walk, ride or drive around the town and surrounding suburb.

START & END:

Non-guided : Join in on the route at any point in the town, looping around town, back to your starting point again.
Guided : Starting point is the Tourist Info Centre, ending point is The Wakkerstroom Hotel.

Accessibility & Difficulty : 

  • Walking, hiking and MTB – easy route non strenuous, mild fitness and normal gear
  • Motor vehicles – easy route, no 4 x 4 required
  • Horseback – self guided outrides only, easy route non strenuous
  • Off road motor bikes – not permitted on this route

Places of Interest along this route:

  1. The Bioscope
  2. The Old Butchery
  3. NG Church and Wakkerstroom Commando remembrance statue
  4. Brown’s Building
  5. Wakkerstroom Hotel
  6. Greenacres Manor
  7. The Old Chemist
  8. Tailor and Hairdresser
  9. Cemetery
  10. Old Abattoir
  11. The Wetlands
  12. Views of Scotch Hill, Ossewakop and Honeymoon Valley
  13. Dana/Khana Retirement village
  14. The Barry Building
  15. Kruger Bridge

Special note:

While traversing from the Wetlands (point 11) to views of Scotch Hill (point 12) :

  • Motor Vehicles : turn left at any road before the white shed at the end of the road (No. 12 on the map).
  • Hikers and MTB’s : when you get to the white shed at the end of the road (No. 12 on the map) turn left into the veld until you reach a track indicating Honeymoon Valley right and left runs all along the foot of Ossewakop and Scotch Hill.

ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE