Jozi's 2010 treasure

When I first moved to Johannesburg in the 1970s, the idea of a green connected space running through the northern parts of the city didn't exist.

Rethinking the spruit: Give us your views

What can be done to improve the Braamfontein Spruit? How should authorities act to properly enhance its potential? We'd like to know your thoughts.

Braamfontein Spruit: Camera angles

The popular Braamfontein Spruit in Johannesburg has long been a favourite of cyclists and nature lovers.

Are urban cycling trails a lost opportunity?

Johannesburg has an amazing resource running to within a click of its very pulsing heart: 30km of off-road mountain-biking trail.

Cycling the spruit -- Jo'burg's green highway

The Braamfontein Spruit provides Johannesburg with an opportunity to create a world-class, long-term urban amenity for the city's residents and visitors.

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Map of the Braamfontein Spruit

Download a Google Earth map of the Braamfontein Spruit -- note Google Earth required for this. (GPS compiled by Dennis Cowen and Caroline Henderson).

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