Walks with a Fat Dog... Great Hikes & Walks in The Western Cape
Walks with a Fat Dog, by Peter and Maggie Slingsby, isn’t really a book about walking with a dog at all. It’s more about the delights of the less demanding walks that the Western Cape, South Africa, has to offer all those people form around the world who enjoy walking, rambling or hiking in beautiful places and in beautiful wather. As the authors say... "You could take a fat dog on many of these walks, but on just as many others your pooch, fat or slim, will have to stay at home as we take you on more than sixty of our favourite walks."
Walks with a Fat Dog was originally published in the Cape Argus newspaper. These
entertaining descriptions form an excellent introduction to the fascination of
walking in the mountains, floral kingdom, wine lands and more attractions of
Cape Province.
“The one companion you really shouldn’t leave behind is this new guide by Peter and Maggie Slingsby ... their delightfully informal but highly informed text will amuse, entertain and educate you while helping you to find your way ...” John Yeld Environment Writer, Cape Argus
"This is a wonderfully informative, entertaining and responsible guide to
the hidden pleasures of the region... if ever there was a guide to get you up
and out of your armchair to explore the natural bounty of the Western Cape, this
is it. It’s like having a well-informed companion sharing engaging conversation
with you as you step lightly from one destination to another." Evelyn
Holtzhausen
(Spokesperson, Table Mountain National Park), Cape Times
Walks with a Fat Dog Details...
A5 page size [148 x 210]; 192 pages, full colour throughout, stitch bound
with plastic-laminated cover. Contents include more than 60 descriptions of
walks in the Western Cape, with 50 maps and over 500 photographs, with foreword
by John Yeld, environmental writer for the Cape Argus. Texts, illustrations,
layout and setting by Peter and Maggie Slingsby. Many of these walks were
described in the Cape Argus’s “Tonight” supplement, March 2005 to September 2006
Walks with a Fat Dog... List of walks and trails in the book
On the Cape Peninsula... get the map here
- Table Top
- Pipetrack
- Newlands Contour
- Cecilia Contour
- Constantia Valley
- Vlakkenberg
- Oude Schip
- Muizenberg Catwalk
- Steenberg Ridge
- Kalk Bay Amphitheatre
- Zandvlei
- Slangkop
- Walk with Baboons
- Simon's Town (see Simon's Town Walk map)
- Admiral's Waterfall
- Kleinplaas Dam
- False Bay Scenic
- Sirkelsvlei
- Gifkommetjie
On the Cederberg... get map here
- Sevilla Rock Art Trail
- Heuningvlei
- Wolfberg Cracks
- Mount Cedar
- Zoo Ridge
- Heiveld Arch
Day Drives from Cape Town... get the map here
- Paarl
- Jonkershoek
- Heidelberg
- Tietiesbaai
- Geelbek
- Yzerfontein
- iKhwa ttu
Overberg Whale Coast ... get the map here. Also includes The Fynbos Road... get this map here
- Steenbras Gorge
- Harold Porter Garden
- Denys Heesom Trail
- Palmiet River Trail
- Kleinmond Walks
- Perdeberg Trail
- Hermanus Cliff Path
- Fernkloof
- Die Plaat
- Duiwelsgat
- Gernadendal and Greyton
- McGregor
- Pat Busch
- Montagu