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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Aug–Jan · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J27°12°29
  2. F27°13°35
  3. M25°12°48
  4. A21°9°89
  5. M17°6°152
  6. J14°3°188
  7. J13°2°209
  8. A14°3°158
  9. S16°4°113
  10. O20°6°62
  11. N22°9°50
  12. D25°11°41

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

This route is fairly easy but water is not available for the first 11km, until Weltevrede. Hikers should not use this route if making their way back to the parking area. Vegetation along the route includes tolbos, erica and waboom trees

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
14 km · 9 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Kouebokkeveld Mountains (Atlantic Cape Fold Mountains › Cape Fold Belt; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.6 km E of Porterville (West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Aug–Jan
Country
South Africa
Region
Western Cape
Continent
Africa
Route type
Local route
Ref
1
From / to
Parking Area → De Tronk
Route centre
-33.0323, 19.0710
Route start
-32.9978, 19.0593
OpenStreetMap
relation 12262868
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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