Where do you park for Rietfontein Nature Reserve?

JCPZ directions: 138 Holkam Street, Rietfontein, Paulshof (Region B, Zone 4).

Paulshof, Johannesburg · Gauteng

Rietfontein Nature Reserve

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Footbridge over a waterfall in a Johannesburg nature garden — Johannesburg region · representative photograph, not this specific trail

Johannesburg City Parks lists Rietfontein Nature Reserve as a 25-hectare indigenous green space with a quartzite koppie, about 24km north of the city in Paulshof. Official facilities: walking trails. Address on the JCPZ page: Region B, Zone 4, 138 Holkam Street, Rietfontein. Phones 011 943 3578 and 011 712 6600. The reserve page does not publish an entry charge, hours, a dog rule, or a kilometre figure. This is not Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria.

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Where do you park for Rietfontein Nature Reserve?: JCPZ directions: 138 Holkam Street, Rietfontein, Paulshof (Region B, Zone 4).

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Nearby on the map

From this pin: Golden Harvest Park 9.6 km; Delta Park 11 km; Modderfontein Reserve 13 km; Johannesburg Botanical Gardens 14 km.

Golden Harvest Park

Northgate, Johannesburg · 9.6 km away

Official JCPZ 55-hectare fenced park near Northgate Dome: walks around a dam and bushveld, iron-smelting koppie, guard at the gate. There is an entrance fee — confirm the current amount.

Delta Park

Victory Park, Johannesburg · 11 km away · easy

A free, dog-friendly green space in Victory Park with three tree-lined dams, walking trails and the Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary.

Picnic
Dogs OK
Free entry

Modderfontein Reserve

Modderfontein, Johannesburg · 13 km away

Private 265-hectare reserve on Norfolk Lane: official hiking and bird-hide entry R50 adults, picnic at Dam 3, 06:00–18:00 daily, no pets.

Picnic
No dogs
Gates 06:00–18:00 daily, summer and winter.

Entry from R50

Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

Emmarentia, Johannesburg · 14 km away

Official JCPZ picnic lawns at Emmarentia Dam: 81ha, sunrise to sunset, dogs in designated areas, no open fires or braais.

Picnic
Dogs OK
Free entry
Open sunrise to sunset.

Hike at your own risk. Trail conditions change — weather, fire damage, water crossings and rockfalls can make a route unsafe with little or no notice. Distance, difficulty and other details here are compiled from public sources and may be outdated. Always verify current conditions with the relevant park or reserve authority before setting out, and hike within your own ability.