Where is Cradle Moon lakeside hiking?

At Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge, Plot 59 Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift. Official hiking is R100 per person and includes the R50 day-visitor entry. No picnic, no pets.

How much is hiking at Cradle Moon?

The official activities page lists hiking at R100 per person, and that rate includes the R50 day-visitor entry fee. Trail running is the same price.

Do you need to book Cradle Moon hiking?

The published hiking rate does not say a booking is required. The guided 20km summit hike (R200 pp, minimum four advanced hikers) must be booked at reception and does not include the R50 conservation fee. Phone 011 919 5000 or email reservations@cradlemoon.co.za.

Can you picnic at Cradle Moon?

No. Official house rules: no picnic or braai, no food or drinks brought on site, no camping, no pets. Eat at the licensed restaurant and bar.

Cradle Moon hiking in Muldersdrift

Cradle Moon is a lodge and 1,600-hectare conservancy on Beyers Naudé Drive in Muldersdrift, in the Cradle of Humankind. It is not a municipal reserve. Day hikers pay at reception. Listing: Cradle Moon Hiking Trail.

Fee: R100
Dogs: Not allowed
Parking: At Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge reception, Plot 59 Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift.
Phone: 011 919 5000

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Cradle Moon lakeside hiking

Cradle Moon lakeside hiking is the lodge conservancy day at Plot 59 Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift, in the Cradle of Humankind. Official hiking is R100 per person and includes the R50 day-visitor entry. The operator does not publish named day-trail distances for the self-paced walks.

Official hiking rates

From the operator’s activities page:

Hiking — R100 per person, includes the R50 day-visitor entry.
Trail running — R100 per person, same inclusion.
Guided summit hike — 20km, R200 per person, minimum four advanced hikers. Does not include the R50 conservation fee. Must be booked at reception.

The page does not publish named day-trail distances for the self-paced walks. We do not invent them.

What you cannot bring

No food or drinks from outside. No picnic or braai. No camping. No pets. Do not feed animals. Eat at the licensed restaurant and bar. This is why Cradle Moon does not appear on picnic spots in Johannesburg.

Book with the operator

Phone 011 919 5000 or 060 776 0264. Email reservations@cradlemoon.co.za. Official rates: cradlemoon.co.za/activities. Other Joburg days: Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve (Bothongo, Kromdraai — a different gate), hiking trails in Johannesburg. Run Cradle Moon? You are listed without a Featured badge. Ask about a featured slot from R1 990 a year — first on the Johannesburg hub, always labelled.

Questions

Where is Cradle Moon lakeside hiking?: At Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge, Plot 59 Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift. Official hiking is R100 per person and includes the R50 day-visitor entry. No picnic, no pets.
How much is hiking at Cradle Moon?: The official activities page lists hiking at R100 per person, and that rate includes the R50 day-visitor entry fee. Trail running is the same price.
Do you need to book Cradle Moon hiking?: The published hiking rate does not say a booking is required. The guided 20km summit hike (R200 pp, minimum four advanced hikers) must be booked at reception and does not include the R50 conservation fee. Phone 011 919 5000 or email reservations@cradlemoon.co.za.
Can you picnic at Cradle Moon?: No. Official house rules: no picnic or braai, no food or drinks brought on site, no camping, no pets. Eat at the licensed restaurant and bar.