Maple Grove

Maple Grove is one of those Hogsback stays that guests rave about and brochures barely mention. On the booking platforms it is quietly one of the village’s best-reviewed self-catering properties — hundreds of platform reviews at 9+ — as at July 2026. That’s not a fluke rating; that’s years of happy weekends. It suits couples and families who want the classic Hogsback formula: a cottage, a kitchen, a fire, and the forest nearby.

(New to how self-catering works up here — firewood, backup power, gravel lanes? Read the self-catering guide first.)

Location and setting

Maple Grove is at 3 Winding Lane, Hogsback 5721 (owner-confirmed).

Enter Winding Lane from Main Road — not Plaatjieskraal Road. The lane’s lower approach is rough (the property itself calls it a “hobbit road”), so follow Maple Grove’s signs and use the driveway route after St Patrick’s Chapel. Winter guests: check the road conditions page and ask about the last stretch before you arrive.

What staying there is like

What the review numbers tell us is simple: people come back happy, in large numbers, year after year. What they don’t tell us is the detail, and this page won’t invent it:

The confirmed unit is the Chalet: sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms, with 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen and an open-plan living area. Other unit types aren’t reliably confirmed yet — ask the property what’s currently bookable.

Public listings confirm a fireplace and heater, with firewood available on site, plus load-shedding provisions. Specific backup-power capacity isn’t confirmed — ask if you need to stay powered through an outage.

Pets may be possible by prior arrangement — confirm directly before booking (public sources differ, so get it confirmed when you reserve).

Maple Grove is also a long-standing name rather than a newcomer: it appears in the village’s archived accommodation listings among the properties confirmed still operating today.

Walks from your doorstep

Every Hogsback stay is close to something good — the village trail network is compact and colour-graded from pram-gentle to boots-required. Browse the village’s hiking hub to plan your first morning.

Winding Lane sits immediately after St Patrick’s Chapel, making the chapel and its boardwalk the easiest first walk from the door.

Practical details

  • Type: self-catering
  • Contact: 082 922 5988 · info@maplegrove.co.za · 3 Winding Lane (owner-confirmed Aug 2026)

Plan the rest of the trip

Community-verified: operating details from public listings and local records as at August 2026 — always confirm directly with the property before travelling.