High up on the solid rock face of the Mpumalanga escarpment is a gorge which rips straight into the rock. The gorge is softened by the shrubs and trees which have grown in this malaria-free zone over millennia, watered by the boulder-strewn creek that bubbles with the purest, cleanest water imaginable.
Directions from Johannesburg - 2 ½ to 3 hours
From Jhb – take the N4 Witbank / Middelburg. Go through Machadodorp Toll Plaza. 2km after the toll on the left take the Schoemanskloof bypass towards Lydenburg/Nelspruit. At15km there is a turn off to the left – to Lydenburg, which is the R36. R36 towards Lydenburg travel 17kms, you will see Kwena Dam on the right. Start looking for Forest Creek/Rustenburg signs on the left. Take the Rustenburg dirt road to the left, travel 4km, on the left hand side you will see the Forest Creek sign, farm no 14. Two concrete eagles on gate post. Up the hill 4.4 km.
Directions from Dullstroom - 50 mins (62km)
Take the Lydenburg road out of Dullstroom, travel approximately 35km and on your right you will see a sign “Witklip” - take this dirt road and travel 8km. You will come to the Lydenburg/Machadodorp road (R36) turn right, travel 11km, come down the hill and you will see the Kwena Dam on the left. Look for the "Forest Creek Lodge" sign on your left, pointing to the right, take this dirt road, 1.2km of farm road and you will see another "Forest Creek Lodge" sign pointing to the left, take this road and travel about 6.2km and you will find farm no. 14 on your Right, the gate with 2 concrete eagles, come in the gate and travel up the farm road 4.4km and you will find Forest Creek at the top.
GPS Co-ordinates for Forest Creek Lodge
25 18 639 S
30 17 937 E
