Springside Lodge

In the 'hood, Cowies Hill as a destination

The quiet, leafy suburb of Cowies Hill, just outside of Durban, is, despite being an upmarket and rather elite suburb, notorious as the last of the five murderous hills in the down-run of the Comrades Marathon. This part of the run is where the battle is most often lost or won, and many a runner has succumbed to the lure of the downhill failing to remember that home remains some 17 kilometres ... cont.

other destinations in Durban

Berea, Bluff, Bothas Hill, Durban North, Gillitts, Glenashley, Glenmore, Glenwood, Hillcrest, Kloof, Morningside, Musgrave, La Lucia, Mount Edgecombe, Umdloti, Umhlanga Rocks, Amanzimtoti, Westville, Durban Beachfront, Pinetown, Brighton Beach, Umhlanga, Queensburgh, Greyville, Athlone Park, Point Waterfront, Camperdown, Umhlanga Ridge, Assagay, Umgeni Park, South Beach, Waterfall, Manor Gardens, Drummond, Umbilo