Chasing Trails – Explore More with the Plett Trails app
This one is for the hikers, riders, runners and walkers, history buffs and land art enthusiasts, nature-lovers and photographers. The Plett Trails app opens expansive adventures and sweeping vistas paired with a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the best and lesser known walks, hikes and MTB trails to be found in the areas that make up Plettenberg Bay, from Harkerville to Tsitsikamma.
Plett’s location at the heart of the Garden Route National Park, surrounded by nature reserves, pine plantations, mountains, dramatic coastline, fynbos and exquisite indigenous forest makes it the ideal base from which to explore the region. The app offers information on a variety of trails ranging from Harkerville to the west of Plettenberg Bay through to Tsitsikamma in the east, complete with trail information, maps, distances, updates to trail conditions and contact information ensuring first-time and returning visitors are provided with up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format.
The Plett Trails app available for download on www.pletttrails.co.za offering: 63 trails in total – 16 of which are international Green Flag hiking trails, and the first Green Flag MTB Trails in the world! Green Flag Trails is an international standard for trail accreditation, to enhance public awareness and confidence in trails with a system designed to meet the needs of trail users in relation to trail information, difficulty grading and skills, and trail classification. The system ensures well managed and environmentally accountable trails remain a valued and on-going resource for access to nature, recreation and trail sports, for health and tourism and the many benefits trails offer local communities.
Attractions to enjoy include Plett’s section of the Cradle of Human Culture Route, navigation to the permanent Land Art piece Aartmoeders by Simon Max Baxter in Kranshoek, two World Heritage Sites and nature reserves, various SANParks and MTO Trails and a total of 16 Green Flag Trails within a vastly biodiverse region. What’s not to love about our epic scenery and unspoilt natural beauty? The inclusion of the world’s first mountain biking Green Flag Trails reinforces Plettenberg Bay and the Garden Route’s position at the forefront of global outdoor adventures as travelers seek novel and immersive ways to explore a region.
How to install the app
- Visit www.pletttrails.co.za and follow the instructions
App Features
- Comprehensive trail listings and descriptions
- Trail descriptions include elevation, map, difficulty, distance, duration, trail format circular, trail type, activity type (walking, wheelchair access, MTB, etc.), facilities, and more
- Integration with Google Maps to navigate to trail start and, when mobile signal available, to navigate the trail itself
- Green Flag accreditation (where appropriate), safety notes and trail updates, trail contact information
- Trail quality ratings for scenic value, landscape variation and special features
- Comprehensive map of trail regions around Plettenberg Bay
- General area information
