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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Dec · highs 16–27 °C (61–81 °F)
- J29°14°30
- F29°15°36
- M27°14°48
- A23°11°90
- M19°8°154
- J16°5°193
- J15°4°212
- A16°5°159
- S18°6°115
- O21°8°64
- N24°11°50
- D27°13°40
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
From De Tronk under oaks & over a footbridge to Die Hel. The descent into the gorge is very steep, difficult and dangerous. There is rock art on the left of the footpath as it drops very steeply. The pool is very deep & one of the largest in the Cape
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.0 km · 3.1 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.9 km · 2.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Kouebokkeveld Mountains (Atlantic Cape Fold Mountains › Cape Fold Belt; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 11 km SE of Porterville (West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Dec
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Continent
- Africa
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 5
- Route centre
- -33.0779, 19.0912
- Route start
- -33.0668, 19.0907
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12269034
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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