I've posted a couple of Dodds Farm photos lately and have a couple more to come, but somebody asked in a comment how to get to Dodds Farm. So to accompany today's picture looking down at Dodds Farm from the top of the steps on the Lower Guinea Fowl Trail are the directions to get there. Its quite straightforward really. Driving from the beachfront side one has to get to Main Road Walmer via Walmer Boulevard which becomes Heugh Road.…
Mountain biking seems to be getting more and more popular alongside trail running. This means that more people are also starting to get out there and back to nature, returning to places like the Baakens Valley where there are some awesome trails for both running and cycling. This guy was one of three cycling together on the trails through Dodds Farm.
The Baakens Valley is crawling deeper and deeper into my heart. I really wish more people realised what an amazing place we have running right through the city. The Damselfly packed a picnic basket the other day and we headed into the Baakens Valley for a spot of geocaching, ending up at Dodds Farm with a picnic under the trees. There were a couple of other people having a picnic and painting while a number of joggers and mountain bikers passed us on…
This morning 500 muckers and about 50 muckchkins (little muckers) mucked around the mucky dams and mucken bush at Bushpig Adventures out in Theesecombe during the first (of what will become an annual) Muck Run in Port Elizabeth. The Muck Run is organised by Zports and consisted of a 8km trail run taking in muddy ponds and dams, crawling through mud and dust under cargo nets, climbing through tunnels, running over tyres and poles and sliding down a 50m slippery slide. It was the toughest…
Following Thursday's post on the Sacramento Trail in Port Elizabeth I noticed that I had preciously upload a whole series of pictures taken along the trail on a recent outing. It's been sitting in my drafts folder all this time waiting to be posted and I think it will serve as a follow up to the previous post. The trail follows the coastline from Schoenmakerskop to the turning point at Sardinia Bay, four kilometres away.Part of the trail actually follows the beach and…
The Sacramento Trail is probably Port Elizabeth's most popular day hike around the city. The hike starts in the village of Schoenmakerskop and follows the coastline to Sardinia Bay over a distance of 4km before returning along the bridle trails on top of the vegetated sand dunes. The 8km trail includes beautiful bays and coves, stunning views and even a little bit of history. The trail is named after the Sacramento, a Portuguese galley carrying a cargo of cannons, that wrecked…
I feel like I am having one of those days where I just want to get out and go for a walk somewhere relaxing. Somewhere in nature. Somewhere with a stream. But alas I am stuck in the office. I do have this picture of a couple of friends doing just that in Settlers Park.
The Humpback Dolphin Trail walkway along the Port Elizabeth beachfront is a great way to get some fresh air and explore the beaches. This section of the walkway follows the coast from the beacon at the end of Admirality Way towards Pine Lodge.
The Lower Guinea Fowl Trail starts at the 3rd Avenue Dip and ends down in Settlers Park. I didn't really take the picture to show the start of the trail, but rather the houses overlooking the Baakens Valley.
This is the last of the pics I took on our hike on the Maitland Nature Reserve's 9km trail in December. It was the first time I've been on the Maitland Trail and it just showed me that Port Elizabeth has so much that even I haven't seen. And people say there are nothing to do in PE.