Forge: Hiking Trail Maps

All Forge trails are digitised and attributed - by our team - with pinpoint accuracy and are regularly updated with input from local conservation agencies and trail managers. With live GPS location, localised emergency contacts and calls, and the ability to download offline maps you can explore with confidence!

Navigate over 6,000 km of trails and 3,200 points of interest across South Africa packaged in simple, easy-to-use maps.

Top features our users love:

• Accurate and up-to-date trails (including 1,400 km across Table Mountain in Cape Town),
• FREE offline map downloads,
• Routes with distance and elevation,
• Relevant and localised emergency contacts,
• Over 50 interactive nature reserve hiking maps with useful info including relevant links, contact details, directions, facilities and more.

Did you know? Forge is 'Made in Mzansi', plus we are the official digital maps partner of CapeNature!

All Forge maps come with helpful tools:

• Basemap toggle (including high-definition satellite imagery).
• Trail and point of interest search,
• Location finder.

Each trail segment is attributed with insightful info bites:

• Name
• Status (Terrain and Open/Closed)
• Difficulty
• Distance
• Mountain Biking (Yes/No)
• Dog Walking (Yes/No)

You can assist in trail conservation and help keep others safe. By submitting a trail issue alert, you can report issues you encounter while hiking so we can update our maps, the hiking community and conservation authorities.

What else you can expect:

• Mountain safety tips,
• Emergency contacts,
• Useful links from the outdoor community.

Visit www.forgesa.com for more info, contact us at info@forgesa.com and stay up-to-date by following us on Instagram, @forge_sa.

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