Brent Meersman discovers the perfect way to remove the aches and pains of walking a 60km route.
Many more of us would make good trekkers if we didn’t have to carry a pack or sleep in a tent. After 12km of foot-slogging, as ankles swell and blisters form, many a hiker starts to fantasise: poached pears in red wine sauce, a perfect sirloin, a good soak in a hot bath and flopping into a large feather bed with free wifi. But this is all possible if you’re on the four-day “slackpacking” Green Mountain trail.
Be prepared to be awed by the experience. With two guest houses, two sets of guides, four varied days of hiking, five wineries and many wonderful people along the way, it is hard to do justice to the experience here.
The 60km route, mostly along tracks around the Groenlandberg Nature Reserve, takes one through the Elgin Valley with its breathtaking scenery and vineyards and is the world’s first biodiversity and wine ecoroute.
For full story: Green Mountain trail: Slackpacker finds his way home | Arts and Culture | Travel | Mail & Guardian.
