Pepsi Pools trail via the Garden Route Dam
Pepsi Pools Trail is a popular doubletrack route starting from the Garden Route Dam spillway. The hike is 5.85 km each way (11.7 km total out-and-back), taking about 60–70 minutes per direction.
The trail winds along the dam’s edge with water views, crosses a weir, and finishes in shady indigenous woodland.
It’s a favourite for runners, hikers, and MTBers, with a balanced mix of flat stretches and gentle hills.
Stay alert on this well-trafficked route.
Highlights: Dam views, weir crossing.
About the same distance as the Botanical Garden approach.
| Start Coordinates: (DD) | -33.96481270673563, 22.49689395553967 |
| Start/Finish | Garden Route Dam entrance |
| Distance | ± 5.85km (- one way;11.7 km return) |
| Route type | Out-and-back |
| Elevation Gain | ± 169m |
| Perceived Exertion | Easy |
| Trail System | Saasveld |
| Surface | Plantation road Jeep track Hiking path |
| Route Markers | None |
| GPX | Download the GPX file for self-navigation. |
Pepsi Pools (Garden Route Dam)
ESTIMATED TIME
| Hike | ±1h each way (2h total) |
FACILITIES AT THE START
- Parking
LAND OWNERS & MANAGERS
