Entoto Natural Park's southern slope
The picture shows a native Podocarpus tree west of the farmhouse (39) - (B) The indigenous Podocarpus falcatus (P. gracilior) Vernacular names: (Am: Zigba) (Or: Birbirsa) Practical Hiking Notes from the Park These hiking notes describe the Park's beautiful and cold morning hours, especially those around the southern slopes and the high plateau. These experiences from this vast and unique nature thus form the basis for future environmental work and the opportunity to provide materials to help visitors with pleasant weekend trips. Taxi or Hike from the Capital The means of transport to reach the Park's large work area at dawn was usually either by regular taxi or hike from Addis Ababa's centre to the end station at the community of Entoto Kidane Mehret (1). These excursions often continued to the high plateau and further to the nearby highlands of Oromia, well located in Entoto Natural Park (Nursery). The actual mountain hiking started at the sanctuary of Ent