Blyde River Canyon
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.23 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,716 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,549 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,038 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 3,105 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 42 minutes
- Coordinates
- 732
- Uploaded
- August 22, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near Matibidi, Mpumalanga (Republic of South Africa)
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An affordable walk with excellent views of the Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest canyons in the world and which allows us to observe its most emblematic point: the Three Roundavels, three rounded mountains in the shape of the typical traditional African cabin.
The route is done within the Blyde River Resort, where you can access and park a ticket for a car. Start the walk down the asphalted track from inside the resort until you reach the Guinea Fowl trail, which gradually slopes towards the bottom of the canyon. Before reaching the end, we find the beautiful corner of The Pool, a natural pool where bathing is possible.
After that, we will start climbing the Leopard Trail, harder and shorter than the previous one, but with great views of the canyon. The final section has a strong slope, but soon it ends up reaching the viewpoint and returning to the track that shortly afterwards would lead us to the starting point.
The route is done within the Blyde River Resort, where you can access and park a ticket for a car. Start the walk down the asphalted track from inside the resort until you reach the Guinea Fowl trail, which gradually slopes towards the bottom of the canyon. Before reaching the end, we find the beautiful corner of The Pool, a natural pool where bathing is possible.
After that, we will start climbing the Leopard Trail, harder and shorter than the previous one, but with great views of the canyon. The final section has a strong slope, but soon it ends up reaching the viewpoint and returning to the track that shortly afterwards would lead us to the starting point.
Waypoints
Waypoint
3,139 ft
The Pool
Waypoint
3,787 ft
Blyde River Resort
Waypoint
3,577 ft
Guinea Fowl Trail
Waypoint
3,900 ft
Mirador
Waypoint
3,309 ft
Leopard Trail
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