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It is home to the Om Die Dam (English: Around the dam) ultra marathon of 50 km, which takes place annually in the first half of the year. Hartbeespoort Dam seen from the top of the Harties Cableway. Some of the main tourist attractions in or around the town are: The Hartbeespoort Dam wall and tunnel; The Hartbeespoort Dam Snake Park
Hartbeespoort Dam (also known as Harties) is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range, about 35 kilometres north west of Johannesburg and 20 kilometres west of Pretoria .
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway The Harties Aerial Cableway is located at Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, South Africa Show map of North West (South African province) Show map of South Africa Overview Status Operational Country South Africa Coordinates 25°42′40.61″S 27°53′8.44″E / 25.7112806°S 27.8856778°E / -25.7112806; 27.8856778 Elevation lowest: 0 metres (0 ...
English: Crocodile river flowing under the Meerhof bridge before entering the Hartbeespoort Dam, with the lights of Hartbeespoort seen on the dam shore and Magaliesberg slopes. The particular suburbs are Meerhof, Ifafi, Melodie and Schoemansville.
At this point the Magaliesberg range is displaced about 1 kilometre south by faulting and erosion. [3] Kosmos lies on the south, steep side of the monocline, and at its north eastern end, where the Crocodile River passes through the Dam, the cliffs become too steep to allow buildings or a road.
Madibeng Local Municipality - Brits, North West. Brits (/ b r ə t s /) is a town in the North West Province of South Africa. It is situated in a fertile citrus, vegetable and grain-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam.
The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam is an elephant sanctuary providing a safe haven and “halfway house” for African elephants. It provides fully guided interactive elephant educational programs covering elephant habits, dynamics, behavior and anatomy.
It became a popular holiday and weekend destination for the inhabitants of Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the villages of Hartbeespoort and Kosmos developed as a result. At present, the Magaliesberg area is still largely agricultural , although tourism is a rapidly growing industry in the area.