Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
Fenced veld and koppies reserve with Iron Age stone kraal ruins, a voortrekker farmhouse, and hiking trails.
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This guide to Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve in Johannesburg begins at a roofless farmhouse beside the Bloubosspruit stream, built around 1850 by a voortrekker farmer named Sarel Marais. You'll learn to read the old wagon house wall, picture the orchard that once stood nearby, and meet the Quilliam family who farmed here later. Best heard standing among the ruins, where the walls are close enough to touch.
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