The trails are situated in the historic De Kaap Gold Fields which has various hills, valleys, gorges and streams with names such as Starvation Creek, Fools Rush and Poverty Creek. The discovery of Gold on the farm "Berlyn" (today the name of the plantation), led to a Gold rush in the early 1880's and to the establishment of the village of Kaapsehoop.

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Barretts Coaches

Facilities at Barretts are in the form of two railway coaches with electricity, 3 toilets, 2 showers, donkey boiler and braai with firewood. Barretts sleeps up to 30 people.