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Cannon Rocks Information Guide
The town is named after two cannons of historical importance and is close to the Diaz cross, erected five centuries ago by Bartholomew Diaz, the first Portuguese ocean explorer to sail along the eastern coast of South Africa.Cannon Rocks is a major marker for weather forecasts for the coastal belt. Cannon Rocks is a delightful seaside village situated on the Sunshine Coast of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Nestled in between the Boknes Village and the boundary of the Greater Addo Elephant Park it has the vast expanse of the warm Indian Ocean in front and rolling farmlands behind, making Cannon Rocks a small piece of paradise. Cannon Rocks is situated approximately 15 minutes from the well known town of Kenton on Sea and Port Alfred is approximately 40 minutes (30km) to the East of Cannon Rocks. Cannon Rocks is within easy reach of the Kariega Game Reserve, Shamwari Game Reserve and the Addo Elephant Park, a disease and malaria free area in which the big five can be seen. |
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The weather is temperate all year round making it an ideal warm
winter getaway. There are outcrops in the sea close to Cannon Rocks
of a coastal marine formation, the Salnova Formation. This formation
occurs about 20 metres above sea level and comprises calcrete with
quartzitic sandstone boulders and shell material. |
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Cannon
Rocks telephone code - 042 South Africa code +27
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Cannon
Rocks BeachThere is a two hour drive that takes visitors through the Golden Mile dairy farms on the spectacular cliffs overlooking Bird Island and the world's biggest coastal dune field. The road turns into the state forest where century old trees form a dense canopy over the road. The road ends in Alexandria, where it branches back over the mountain to Cannon Rocks.Two hiking trials begin in Cannon Rocks. The first (7 km) starts right at the western end of town at the Cannons and winds through the bush to a look-out over the coastal dunefield. It then goes back on the beach. It is advisable to wear a sun-hat and take water.
The second trial is a two-day trial that can be booked through the Addo Elephant Park offices.Cannon Rocks is close to an area called "The Golden Mile" of dairy farming. It is a strip of land between the sea and the Woody Cape forest that is very well suited to dairy farming. This historically drove the development of the area. Recent price collusion between major milk-buying companies Clover, Parmalat and Woodlands have left the once prosperous farmers facing bleak futures, with herds reduced and many farmers opting for beef cattle.
The economy of Cannon Rocks is primarily retirement housing, holiday houses and weekend visitors. The beaches are immaculately clean and safe due to the very low number of visitors and the fact that there is approximately 100 km of untouched bush and beaches to the west.