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Up Skeleton Gorge to the Dam, down Nursery Ravine (Table Mountain)

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Chris Eady
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Trail stats

Distance
5.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,930 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,930 ft
Max elevation
2,520 ft
TrailRank 
75 5
Min elevation
449 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 53 minutes
Time
4 hours 31 minutes
Coordinates
1496
Uploaded
January 29, 2021
Recorded
January 2021

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near Bishopscourt, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)

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Photo ofUp Skeleton Gorge to the Dam, down Nursery Ravine (Table Mountain) Photo ofUp Skeleton Gorge to the Dam, down Nursery Ravine (Table Mountain) Photo ofUp Skeleton Gorge to the Dam, down Nursery Ravine (Table Mountain)

Itinerary description

Note that the trail between Skeleton Gorge and Nursery Ravine isn't the easiest to find, the trail gets somewhat lost on the rocks when traversing the buttress

Waypoints

PictographIntersection Altitude 512 ft
Photo ofIntersection Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,886 ft
Photo ofForest

Forest

PictographInformation point Altitude 1,811 ft
Photo ofFirst Ladder

First Ladder

PictographCave Altitude 2,196 ft
Photo ofCave

Cave

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,310 ft
Photo ofView from the clearing

View from the clearing

PictographFlora Altitude 2,461 ft
Photo ofWatsonias

Watsonias

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,464 ft
Photo ofSandpath to the Dam

Sandpath to the Dam

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,475 ft
Photo ofDam at the top

Dam at the top

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,453 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,515 ft
Photo ofView down over skeleton gorge and the back table

View down over skeleton gorge and the back table

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,415 ft
Photo ofSkeleton Gorge to nursery ravine, view to Muizenberg Photo ofSkeleton Gorge to nursery ravine, view to Muizenberg Photo ofSkeleton Gorge to nursery ravine, view to Muizenberg

Skeleton Gorge to nursery ravine, view to Muizenberg

PictographInformation point Altitude 2,378 ft
Photo ofSteps down to nursery ravine

Steps down to nursery ravine

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,343 ft
Photo ofNursery ravine view over the reservoir

Nursery ravine view over the reservoir

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,282 ft
Photo ofNursery ravine overhang, look for Red Disas on the cliff (Dec - March)

Nursery ravine overhang, look for Red Disas on the cliff (Dec - March)

PictographFlora Altitude 2,246 ft
Photo ofRed Disa growing on the cliff, second pic a young Disa about to open Photo ofRed Disa growing on the cliff, second pic a young Disa about to open

Red Disa growing on the cliff, second pic a young Disa about to open

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