Thaba Trail Hike – Jan 2026

How else to start off the new year with a decent hike? Well, that is exactly what I did with some of my mates and a group from Columbia. We hit the 10km route at Thaba Trails in Johannesburg.

One must note, this is not for beginners. The 10km trail is mostly climbing, thus it is easy to moderate trail. The easy part, is the 5km trail 🙂

The trail starts off with a climb, levels out and then you have a few more up and down climbs. The day was overcast and slightly cool, but the coolness of the weather was made up by the climbing of the trail. This quickly warmed your blood, and sleeves where rolled up and many liters of water consumed!

That said, it is a good warm up trail for the year.

Here are some photos of the trail: