Rietfontein Nature Reserve

Paulshof, Johannesburg — not Pretoria’s Rietvlei.

A 25-hectare Johannesburg City Parks reserve in Paulshof, about 24km north of the city. Listing: Rietfontein Nature Reserve. It is not Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria.

Official facts

From the JCPZ reserve page: indigenous green space with a quartzite koppie. Facilities: walking trails. Address: Region B, Zone 4, 138 Holkam Street, Rietfontein. Phones 011 943 3578 and 011 712 6600.

What this page does not invent

The reserve page does not publish hours, a dog rule, an entry charge, or a kilometre loop. We do not copy those from a trail app or a Friends page. Compare a Tshwane day at Rietvlei or a Houghton koppie at The Wilds.

Official pages

Other Joburg days: hiking trails in Johannesburg, The Wilds, Melville Koppies. Run a Paulshof walk we should verify? Get listed free, or ask about a featured slot.

Is Rietfontein Nature Reserve the same as Rietvlei?
No. Rietfontein is a 25-hectare Johannesburg City Parks reserve in Paulshof. Rietvlei Nature Reserve is a Tshwane reserve south of Pretoria, with booked hiking and a Marais Dam picnic.
How much is Rietfontein Nature Reserve?
The official JCPZ reserve page does not publish an entry charge. We do not invent a fee or mark it free from a third-party trail app. Confirm on the live JCPZ page or on 011 712 6600.
What hiking trails are at Rietfontein Nature Reserve?
JCPZ lists walking trails and a quartzite koppie. The reserve page does not publish named loops or a kilometre figure, so we do not invent one.