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Country:

South Africa

Value:

Not defined

Duration:

6 days

GPS:

-28.741444, 28.890722
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Drakensberg Grand Traverse
Drakensberg Grand Traverse
Trail
Trail

Country:

South Africa

Region:

South Africa

Visit duration:

6 days

Description:

This is the name of the trail through the Dragon Mountains, which is 220 km long. It is considered a real test of courage and endurance and takes 6 to 12 days. According to official statistics, 55 people died here until 1985. Later, the counting stopped, but deaths on the route happen every year. The Drakensberg Grand Traverse runs through Natal National Park. It has many variations, but there are eight checkpoints along its entire length. The route starts at the Sentinel parking lot and ends at the Bushman’s Neck border post. The hiker has to keep moving steadily up sloping terrain, climbing an average of 1,000 m per day. The ordeal begins in the very first meters, when a traveler with a heavy backpack has to climb two nearly vertical ladders made of thin chains to reach the crest of the ridge. And it will be the first of 30 ridges to be traversed along the way. Those who have successfully completed the route say that the mind-blowing views and the feeling of total communion with nature were worth all the effort.


Categories:

Trail
Trail

Labels:

Danger

Topics:

Nature

Why visit:

Walking

Interesting:


Fitness level:


Best visit time:

January
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Access:

Bike
Car
Car 4x4
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Roads:

Gravel

Facilities:

Parking

Info:


Clothing:

For the season


Connection:

Ok


Map and directions
By car By public transit Walking Bicycling
By car By public transit Walking Bicycling

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Created:
31.01.2023
Updated:
25.03.2025
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