Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations
Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations
Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations
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continue high up the mountain to sites such as the 1 565-m-high Tor Doone<br />
Peak, from which the town and the surrounding areas can be surveyed.<br />
Hogsback Hiking Trail: Follow this 32-km, 2-day circular trail through the<br />
beautiful indigenous and pine forests of Hogsback, augmented by natural<br />
mountain fynbos vegetation.<br />
Mountain-biking: There are several well-mapped-out mountain biking trails in<br />
the vicinity of the town and the Hobbiton Mountain Bike Race is held every<br />
year.<br />
Trout-fishing: The area with its many pools and streams, is an ideal spot for<br />
trout fishing. Trout Lake is one of the most popular sites.<br />
ART AND CRAFTS<br />
Hogsback Arts Festival: Voted one of the ten best art festivals in the country,<br />
the Hogsback Arts Festival, hosted every September (Spring), is renowned for<br />
the way in which the barrier between audience and performers is broken down<br />
by employing the medium of interactive workshops.<br />
Local art: The town is renowned for its community of artists whose works are<br />
exhibited and sold in the shops and galleries in town.<br />
FAUNA AND FLORA<br />
Auckland Nature Reserve: This 218-ha reserve with its indigenous forests, lies<br />
on the road to Hogsback along the Tyume River Valley.<br />
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