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Central Berg · Multi-Day Hike

Bell Traverse

Starting point: Cathedral peak hotel

Extreme

Distance

38.7 km

Elevation Gain

+3225m

Duration

16h 29m

Difficulty

Extreme

About this Trail

The 3-4 days of this trail include many of the Drakensberg’s best views, sunset from Rolands Cave (if you can find it), sunrise while climbing Cleft Peak, and 360° views from the top of Cathedral Peak – and these are just some of the many highlights of the trail.

Trail Highlights

Organ pipes
Cleft peak
Camel pass
Twins cave
Roland's cave
Cathedral peak
The bell
The Twins
Xeni cave

Route Profile

1476 m

at 0.0 km

Alt. m1,5002,0002,5003,000
0.0 km9.7 km19 km29 km39 km

Drag the marker, or tap anywhere on the chart, to read elevation at any distance along the trail. Numbered points mark waypoints along the route.

Distance

38.7 km

Highest

3275 m

Gain

3225 m

Duration

16h 29m

Avg slope

16.7%

Max slope

136%

Difficulty

Extreme

Crux rating

Strenuous

Slope distribution

0–5% · 25%
5–10% · 19%
10–15% · 15%
15–20% · 12%
20–30% · 15%
30%+ · 15%
Advanced route statistics

Longest climb

4.4 km

Longest descent

3.5 km

Steepest climb

100%

Steepest descent

-136%

Average altitude

2115 m

Running pace

11 min/km

Climb angle

9.5°

Total descent

3226 m

Daily Breakdown

Day 1

Day 1

Moderate

Distance

Elevation Gain

Day 2

Day 2

Moderate

Distance

Elevation Gain

Day 3

Day 3

Moderate

Distance

Elevation Gain

Day 4

Day 4

Moderate

Distance

Elevation Gain

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Trail Info

RegionCentral Berg
Route typeLoop
Distance38.7 km
Elevation+3225m
Duration16h 29m
Days4
DifficultyExtreme
PermitR 0.00 pp