About this Trail
Trail Highlights
Crystal falls
Sphinx
Blindman’s corner
Hlathikhulu Nek
Route Profile
1477 m
at 0.0 km
Alt. m1,6001,8002,0002,200
0.0 km6.2 km12 km19 km25 km
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Distance
24.9 km
Highest
2365 m
Gain
2050 m
Duration
11h 5m
Avg slope
16.5%
Max slope
85%
Difficulty
Extreme
Crux rating
Easy
Slope distribution
0–5% · 28%
5–10% · 18%
10–15% · 12%
15–20% · 11%
20–30% · 14%
30%+ · 17%
Advanced route statistics
Longest climb
1.0 km
Longest descent
1.0 km
Steepest climb
85%
Steepest descent
-85%
Average altitude
1872 m
Running pace
11 min/km
Climb angle
9.4°
Total descent
2050 m
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Trail Info
RegionCentral Drakensberg
Route typeOut and back
Distance24.9 km
Elevation+2050m
Duration11h 5m
DifficultyExtreme