Kalk bay from Ou Kraal path

On Saturday we decided to go for a hike on the mountain above Kalk Bay. The path we chose was the Ou Kraal hiking path, which you can find on Boyes Drive above Kalk Bay.

The hike was very pretty, with great views of Kalk Bay, but the highlight was when we took the route that goes to the ‘spes bona forest’.

The forest is great because you walk under the canopy of loads of old trees on a wooden ‘boardwalk’ style path. It reminded me quite a lot of the ‘garden of eden’ near Knysna.

After passing through the forest, we continued on, exploring the paths, and taking pictures of the scenery, and turned around when we reached the Amphitheater.

From the Amphitheater there are about 5 different pathways going in different directions, which are all popular hiking paths. We decided to backtrack back through the Spes Bona forest, and head home.

We really enjoyed the hike, it was not too hectic a walk, and it really is pretty up there…definitely one I recommend to people.

There are quite a few caves in the area, and although we didnt explore any this trip, we will be back soon to visit Boomslang cave and Tartarus cave too, which are two of the most well known caves in the area.

Cheers for now