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Blinkwater Ravine up Blind Gully Down

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Corrie Van Niekerk
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Trail stats

Distance
5.9 mi
Elevation gain
3,891 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,891 ft
Max elevation
3,214 ft
TrailRank 
49
Min elevation
614 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 30 minutes
Time
3 hours 18 minutes
Coordinates
1470
Uploaded
August 7, 2020
Recorded
August 2020
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near Bakoven, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)

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Photo ofBlinkwater Ravine up Blind Gully Down Photo ofBlinkwater Ravine up Blind Gully Down Photo ofBlinkwater Ravine up Blind Gully Down

Itinerary description

Morning hike up Blinkwater Ravine, through Echo Valley. Coffee stop at St Michaels peak. Then through Ark Valley, (mostly bundu bash)
to Blinkwater Peak and down Blind Gully.

B grade scrambling along the way

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 891 ft
Photo ofStart

Start

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,094 ft
Photo ofTake the right hand split in the path

Take the right hand split in the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,144 ft
Photo ofLow overhangs

Low overhangs

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,226 ft
Photo ofTake the right hand fork. Do not go left down into Blinkwater Gully

Take the right hand fork. Do not go left down into Blinkwater Gully

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,423 ft
Photo ofHere take the left hand fork to go down into the bed of the Ravine.

Here take the left hand fork to go down into the bed of the Ravine.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,843 ft
Photo ofUo narrow chutes

Uo narrow chutes

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,053 ft
Photo ofnarrow scrambles Photo ofnarrow scrambles

narrow scrambles

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,511 ft
Photo of20m B grade scramble Photo of20m B grade scramble

20m B grade scramble

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,871 ft
Photo ofTop of route

Top of route

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,982 ft
Photo ofSt Michaels Peak Photo ofSt Michaels Peak

St Michaels Peak

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,917 ft
Photo ofThrough Ark Valley. View behind me.

Through Ark Valley. View behind me.

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,996 ft
Photo ofThrough Ark Valley. View behind me.

Through Ark Valley. View behind me.

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,210 ft
Photo ofBlinkwater Peak

Blinkwater Peak

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,795 ft
Photo ofToo of Blind Gully. You have to cross some ledges to get to the route.

Too of Blind Gully. You have to cross some ledges to get to the route.

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