Cavern Trekking

Troglodytes

GRADE: C+ TIME: 8 hours. DISTANCE: 14 km. TERRAIN: Very steep at times. Go with a hotel guide because the paths are not well marked on the escarpment. There are several ways to reach this rarely visited spot. The “easiest” is to take the Sungubala Pass route. Go through the gate at the top of

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Babangibona

GRADE: C+ TIME: 9 hours. DISTANCE: 15 km. TERRAIN: Very steep at times. Go with a hotel guide because the paths are not well marked. Take the Sungubala Pass. Turn right at the gate at the top of the pass, and scramble up the steep slopes of the Sungubala Ridge. At the top, travel along

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Echo Cave

GRADE: C+ TIME: 4 hours return. DISTANCE: 5 km. TERRAIN: Difficult – steep, slippery and scrambly in places. The starting point is to follow the directions through the Fern Forest. Upon emerging from the end of the forest take the right hand fork leading up the hill. This path is well defined, and as it

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Thonsela Cave

GRADE: CTIME: 4 hours return.DISTANCE: 5 km.TERRAIN: Undulating path, with a few steep parts and some easy scrambling. Top Gate is the starting point. Follow the path to Sugar Loaf up past the plateau. Begin the final steep gradient up the rock face itself. On the right, near the top of this steep section, watch

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Lone Rock

GRADE: E TIME: 2½ hours. DISTANCE: 4 km. TERRAIN: Undulating path with moderate slopes. Only done with a hotel guide as it is easy to miss the paintings. The Bushman paintings are the most accessible in the Drakensberg, and are the main focus of this walk. Take the back route out of The Cavern, past

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