Duration: approx. 3 hrs
Departure Point: Farmhouse
End of Trail: Farmhouse
Difficulty: Easy, accessible for everyone
Highlights: Bushman caves, fauna and flora, Chacma baboons, beautiful views
What to Take: Binoculars, good walking shoes, hat and at least 2,5 litres of water each |
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Follow the yellow markers - marked in a clockwise direction.
There is an extension to this trail for more experienced hikers. It means taking 1 extra litre
of water and add an hour to the time needed. For capable riders this trail van be done on
horseback.
Bird lovers must spend some time at the like which you find at the beginning of the trail on
your left. This lake holds water for most of the year starting after the rains in March.
(You can revisit this lake on your return). The trail follows the dry river bed where many
different Acacia trees and some less common trees like the Buffalo Thorn and others form a
linear forest. At the foot of the Bulls Head mountain you will find a ruin of the first
farmer, Hans Kisker, who lived here some 90 years ago. Here the climb to the bushmen cave
starts to your right. This is more difficult but rewarding for the view you will find from
the top. The cave is deep and scary. Going around the mountain you will find an overhanging
rock used as shelter by the bushmen in ancient times. Coming all the way around the Bulls Head,
some 300m behind a herdsman's hut, you will find most of the year water dammed up in the river
by the remains of the dam original built by Hans Kisker. A very good spot for birding and
seeing baboons. |
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