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Nature reserve · Eastern Cape
Dassie Trail
Dassie Trail is listed as tourist attraction, nature preserve near KuGompo City, in Buffalo City municipality, Eastern Cape — about 4 km north-east of East London. The nearest other area in the directory is Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve, 0 km north-east.
4 kmnorth-east of East London
0 kmto the nearest listed area
87species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
Address2 Blue Waters Rd, Beaconhurst, KuGompo City, 5241
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction, Nature preserve
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- District
- Buffalo City
- Local municipality
- Buffalo City
- Town
- KuGompo City 5241
- Coordinates
- -32.9826, 27.9374
- Nearest large town
- East London, 4 km north-east
- Website
- not listed
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve0 km north-east
- East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area2 km east
- Amalinda Nature ReserveNature reserve8 km west
- Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary9 km north-east
- Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary9 km north-east
- Umtiza Nature ReserveNature reserve · 6 km²13 km west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Dassie Trail
48 mammal and 11 116 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis18
- Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticola4
- Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus4
- Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina2
- Hottentot Golden MoleAmblysomus hottentotus2
- BushbuckTragelaphus scriptus2
- Natal Long-fingered BatMiniopterus natalensis2
- Schreibers's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus schreibersii2
Birds
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash298
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus252
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus250
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata246
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus243
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens211
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus191
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis186
- Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus179
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis173
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis170
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis166
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica166
- Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus160
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.