PRACTICE WALK 3: 20 NOV 2022 - HEMEL&AARDE VALLEY (+/-20km)
Sun Nov 20, 07:00 - Sun Nov 20, 14:00
The Brewery @ Hemel & Aarde Village
ABOUT
Anyone can participate in the practice walks - family and friends | male or female | fit children or fit adults. Proceeds from these walks will be used by Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse Ladies to support duly elected charities in the Overstrand.
WALK | CONNECT | PRACTICE
- Route: We start at The Brewery @ Hemel & Aarde Village and follow the Mountain Bike Trials along beautiful fynbos paths (These routes are not accessable for the public. We have special permission from the farm owners!). We follow the "Blue route" to Plaaskombuis and stop for breakfast and buy some coffee and eats. (We organized with them to make use of their facilities.) We follow the Mountain Rose track over Hamilton Russell and Ashbourne to Rotary Way, where we stop for lunch. After lunch we follow the "Red route" through Southern Right back to the parking at Hemel & Aarde Brewery.
- Distance: +/-20km
- Duration: approx.6-7 hours
- Terrain: Jeep track, Fynbos Contour paths with rocks and loose sand, and some uphills and downhills.
- Rest stops: Die Plaaskombuis and at the top of Rotary Way.
- Meeting point: Parking lot The Brewery @ Hemel & Aarde Village {Unit 5, Village Lane}
- Registration Time: 06:30 – 06:50
- Starting Time: 07:00 to +/-14:00 - End
The routes are chosen for the practice walks to help registered Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse Ladies prepare for the Official 4-day 100km Walk. The Official Walks in 2023 is aimed at raising funds for IZIBUSISO - a Safe house in Zwelihle for abandoned babies.
About
Lighthouse2Lighthouse ladies' (NPO 169-860) is a non-profit organisation focused on raising funds for charities in the Overstrand community.
Read more about the charities we supported in 2022 - Read more
We have raised just over R6million since 2006 and, in doing so, helped more than 20 charities in our community. The registered Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse ladies that walked in 2022 were able to raise funds for the main beneficiary Hermanus Child and Family services (R550,000) and SOFCA (R 450,000)
An additional +/-R40,000 was also donated to the different charities that applied to be the main Beneficiary - including Kleinmond Animal Welfare (KAWS), Waldorf Hermanus, IZIBUSIZO, Grootbos Foundation, Creative Skills Factory, Handevat Musiek Projek, Pebble Project, Panthere Africa and Hawston Health and Wellness Organisation.
Money cannot be raised without the support of our walkers – albeit the registered Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse Ladies or family or friends or community members. Your small contribution will make a big difference to the communities impacted by the charities we support in the Overstrand.