Winterhoek Traverse
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 33.66 mi
- Elevation gain
- 11,952 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 12,562 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,672 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 293 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 19 hours 3 minutes
- Coordinates
- 14532
- Uploaded
- March 6, 2019
- Recorded
- September 2018
near Monte Bertha, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)
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Itinerary description
One of the most beautiful mountain stretches in the Western Cape. Groot-Winterhoek Peak is climbed very seldom and provides a view over the Boland, Swartland, Cederberg, Bokkeveld and even the Karroo. On a clear day Elandsbay, Table Mountain and the Hexriver mountains can be seen. This specific track does not include the easiest decent from Groot-Winterhoek but follows an interesting scramble route down marked with kerns. The accent from Sneeugat up to Klein-Winterhoek Peak is worth the while. We blindly followed a line down to Saron which is not the best option, especially the steep accent from the mountain before the orchards are reached. A better option would be to exit Klein-Winterhoek on the Tulbach side. Most of this route is not on a path and water is only guaranteed before the accent to Groot-Winterhoek and in Sneeugat. There was no water on the accent to Klein-Winterhoek Peak when we did the route in September. This is not an official route and permission from landowners is required.
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