セデベルグ山脈周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ19

This is good spot to sleep. Its big enough for a fairly large group. Its not that well protected from the wind. There's water nearby.

Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt ( 28 December 1880 – 12 April 1947), usually referred to as C. Louis Leipoldt, was a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. Together with Jan F. E. Celliers and J. D. du Toit, he was one of the leading figures in the poetry of the Second Afrikaans Movement. Apart from poetry, Leipoldt wrote novels, plays, stories, children's books, cookbooks and a travel diary. He is numbered amongst the greatest of the Afrikaner poets and he was described by D. J. Opperman, himself a noted South African poet, as "our most versatile artist (Wikipaedia)

Pakhuis pass ascent is long and fairly steep. The road is tarred. There are stunning views of the surrounding valleys

Eselbank (donkey bank) is a tiny outlying settlement of the Wupperthal Moravian mission. The population of this quaint little village is about 150. The main source of income is from Rooibos tea cultivation. There is a very impressive waterfall about 1 km northeast of town, with some stunning viewpoints, and an amazing rock arch on the southern side. Accommodation is available at Idas Paradise Guesthouse

You have to carry your own water since there’s no water en route or at the Arch. Try and prepare food before the hike or pack food that doesn’t need any Water or much of it. 💦

Proclaimed as a nature reserve in 2000, and inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2014, Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve occupies a very special part of the Western Cape. The 12 800 hectare nature reserve is located in the ecotone where the transition of Fynbos and Succulent Karoo vegetation interface. The diversity of fauna and flora found on the reserve thus offers visitors representations of both biomes.

It's relatively easy to ride this crossing but probably best to walk it if you don't want to get wet. If you plan on riding it keep to the left where there are less rocks It's not possible to cross here after heavy rain.

Brutally steep with no shade. Exposed to the heat and with rough gravel. Worth every drop of sweat though, with amazing scenery and the descend to the Cederberg Oasis coming up.