Let's go Hiking in our Town.
The Howick Hiking Club and Friends of Symmonds Stream are joining forces once again to clear the Symmonds Stream Trail. Alfred Zuma and his team will be employed to do the clearing as he has been involved in clearing this path every year for the past 10 years. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Howick Doctors (Drs Cook, Peiser and partners) for their very generous donation of R500 per month to keep this trail clear. It is a mammoth task as the alien invasive plants are relentless in their efforts to smother the area.
The trail starts at Maggie’s Coffee Shop in Mare Street and follows the stream up to Buchanan Street and then on up the fence line to pop out in Drew Avenue. For those fitter and more adventurous people there is the opportunity to continue along Drew Avenue towards the Currys Post road and up onto Beacon Hill for a beautiful view over Howick.
We would like to invite people to take a walk along the trail to enjoy nature in our town. It is a wonderful trail to take your dogs for a walk but please keep them on leads at all times as there are bushbuck and duiker living in the bushes.
The Howick Hiking Club will be conducting a hike for their members on Sunday 5th May.
For any queries or suggestions please contact Liz Taylor at 082 4935526 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . DUCT Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust.
Pictured here: Alfred Zuma (left) and Liz Taylor (front) with the clearing team.