Walking in the Drakensberg 2/e

INTRODUCTION

Geography
Geology
Mammals
Snakes
Birds
The habitats
Bushman paintings
The Development of the Park
About the walks
Getting there
Fuel, cash and permits
Accommodation
The climate – when to visit
Health matters
Safety
Security
Communications
Maps
Using this guide

1 ROYAL NATAL NATIONAL PARK

Walk 1 The Cascades
Walk 2 Fairy Glen
Walk 3 Plowman’s Kop Loop
Walk 4 The Crack and the Mudslide
Walk 5 Gudu Bush and Gudu Falls
Walk 6 Witsieshoek via Mahai Falls
Walk 7 Thukela Gorge Walk
Walk 8 Policeman’s Helmet
Walk 9 Camel’s Hump
Walk 10 Sunday Falls
Walk 11 Surprise Ridge and Cannibal Cave
Walk 12 Top of Thukela Falls and Mont-aux-Sources (3282m)
Walk 13 The Sugar Loaf (2085m)

2 CATHEDRAL PEAK

Walk 14 Doreen Falls
Walk 15 Mushroom Rock
Walk 16 Rainbow Gorge
Walk 17 and 17B Ribbon Falls
Walk 18 Xeni Cave
Walk 19 The Tarn Hill Circuit
Walk 20 Tryme Hill and the Contour Path
Walk 21 Organ Pipes Pass and Cleft Peak
Walk 22 Baboon Rock
Walk 23 One Tree Hill
Walk 24 One Tree Hill and the Contour Path into the Mlambonja valley
Walk 25 Cathedral Peak (3004m)

3 MONK'S COWL

Walk 26 Nandi’s Falls
Walk 27 Hlathikulu Forest
Walk 28 Crystal Falls, the Sphinx and Verkykerskop
Walk 29 Blind Man’s Corner and return via Keartland’s Pass
Walk 30 Matterhorn (1995m)
Walk 31 Amphletts’ (2620m)
Walk 32 Sterkhorn (2973m)
Walk 33 Injisuthi to Monk’s Cowl via Van Heyningen’s Pass
Walk 34 iNtunja/Gatberg (2408m)
Walk 35 Blue Grotto
Walk 36 Van Damm’s Cascades
Walk 37 uMakhulumane Stream, the Little Berg and Hlathikulu Nek – The smugglers’ path

4 INJISUTHI

Walk 38 Poacher’s Stream
Walk 39 Van Heyningen’s Pass to the viewpoint
Walk 40 Grindstone Caves
Walk 41 Cataract Valley
Walk 42 Battle Cave
Walk 43 Marble Baths

5 GIANT'S CASTLE

Walk 44 Main Caves and River Walk
Walk 45 Langalibalele and Bannerman Ridges
Walk 46 Giant’s Hut: up via Giant’s Ridge and down via Oribi Ridge
Walk 47 Over Beacon Ridge to the viewpoint with an optional extension to Meander Hut

6 HIGHMOOR

Walk 48 Foulton’s Rock
Walk 49 Aasvoëlkrans (Vulture) Cave
Walk 50 Caracal Cave
Walk 51 Giant’s Castle viewpoint

7 KAMBERG

Walk 52 Game Pass Shelter

8 LOTHENI

Walk 53 eMpophomeni Falls and Eagle Rock
Walk 54 Emadundwini Trail
Walk 55 Jacob’s Ladder Falls
Walk 56 Gelib Tree
Walk 57 Zwelele

9 COBHAM

Walk 58 Trout Beck and return via By-pass Ridge
Walk 59 Pinnacle Rock
Walk 60 Emerald Dome
Walk 61 Ndlovini
Walk 62 Pholela River Walk to Boundary Rock
Walk 63 Allen’s Shelter and Tortoise Rocks
Walk 64 Mzimkulwana Hut, Siphongweni Stream and Rock
Walk 65 Stromness Hill, Ngenwa Pool and the Gxalingenwa River
Walk 66 Nelson’s Column and Balancing Rocks
Walk 67 Salt ‘n Pepper
Walk 68 Hodgson’s Peaks (S 3256m: N 3251m)

10 GARDEN CASTLE

Walk 69 Sleeping Beauty Cave and Engagement Cave
Walk 70 Magnificent Valley and Swiman Ridge
Walk 71 Hidden Valley
Walk 72 Three Pools and Bushman Rock
Walk 73 Pillar Cave and the Annexe
Walk 74 Rhino Peak (3056m)
11 BUSHMAN'S NEK

Walk 75 Twin Pools

Appendix A Walk summary table
Appendix B Facilities within the Park areas
Appendix C Useful contacts
Appendix D Further reading