M.Sc. (Geography) / Maputoland is one of the few remaining wilderness areas along the South African coast on which to base a progressive tourist industry. The area between Dog Point and Sodwana Bay was selected as the study area, as the area calls for responsible development. The area lends itself to various nature-orientated activities and therefore the development of a hiking trail will be investigated. Compliance with the following two principles is necessary in order to ensure the success of a hiking route: (a) the environment must be protected and (b) the environment must satisfy the needs of a hiker. Both the principles mentioned are taken into account in the application of Hugo and Bewsher's (1993) comprehensive trail development model. It is for this reason that the model is applied to designate the most suitable location for a hiking corridor. In order to identify a hiking corridor the five planning phases of the comprehensive trail development model must be applied. Identification of primary parameters that in conjunction form ecological units: When vegetation and geomorphological units, which can be represented spatially, are laid over one another, new units known as ecological units, are formed. These units are placed in order to suitability and divided into functional planning zones...

The call of the wilderness resonates in all of our hearts, with the desire to get in touch with nature and experience wilderness at some level. This project gives the high school teacher the practical resources necessary to share the passion of being in the wilderness with high school students.