Blyde River Canyon
Nature Reserve (or
Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve) is situated in the Drakensbergescarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga, South
Africa. The reserve
protects the Blyde River Canyon,
including sections of the Ohrigstad and Blyde
Rivers and the
geological formations around Bourke's Luck Potholes, where the Treur
River tumbles into
the Blyde below. Southwards of the canyon, the reserve follows the escarpment,
to include the Devil's and God's Window, the latter a popular viewpoint to the
lowveld at the reserve's southern extremity.
The Mogologolo (1,794 m), Mariepskop (1,944 m) and Hebronberg (1,767 m)
massifs are partially included in the reserve. Elevation varies from 560 m to
1,944 m above sea level. Its resort areas are F.H. Odendaal and Swadeni,
the latter only accessible from Limpopo province. The area of
approximately 29,000 hectares (290 km2) is administered by the Mpumalanga Parks Board
