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Swellendam Hiking Trail (6 days - includes Nooitgedacht Hut)

In Lange Mountain

Local route80 km · 50 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Appelsbos Circle Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Lange Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 17–27 °C (63–81 °F)

  1. J28°16°52
  2. F28°16°45
  3. M27°15°62
  4. A24°12°85
  5. M21°10°51
  6. J18°7°46
  7. J17°6°56
  8. A18°7°61
  9. S21°9°39
  10. O23°11°67
  11. N25°13°60
  12. D27°15°55

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

Swellendam Hiking Trail (6 days - includes Nooitgedacht Hut) is a local hiking route of about 80 km (50 mi) in Western Cape, South Africa. It is in Lange Mountain. It lies about 2.6 km north of Swellendam.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
80 km · 50 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
73 km · 45 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Lange Mountain (Central Cape Fold Mountains › Cape Fold Belt; GMBA)
Nearest town
2.6 km N of Swellendam (Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
South Africa
Region
Western Cape
Continent
Africa
Route type
Local route
Ref
SWEL
Operator (OSM)
Cape Nature
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
-33.9617, 20.3819
Route start
-33.9996, 20.4447
OpenStreetMap
relation 7837116
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Appelsbos Circle Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Western Cape

Swellendam Hiking Trail (5 days via Kruispad)

2.0 mi · 3.1 km · Western Cape

Swellendam Hiking Trail (5 days via Vensterbank)

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Western Cape

Fynbos Trail

20 mi · 32 km · Western Cape

Arangieskop Trail

37 mi · 59 km · Western Cape

Boesmanskloof Trail

45 mi · 72 km · Western Cape

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