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Gecko Trail Route C (official)

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Distance
7.32 mi
Elevation gain
2,825 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
3,858 ft
Max elevation
4,642 ft
TrailRank 
36 4.7
Min elevation
1,497 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 54 minutes
Time
4 hours 41 minutes
Coordinates
2083
Uploaded
August 7, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Nooitgedacht, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)

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Gecko Trail Route C (official)

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,539 ft
Photo ofStart of Gecko Trail - Route B & C

Start of Gecko Trail - Route B & C

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,667 ft
Photo ofFirst fresh water

First fresh water

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,805 ft
Photo ofRight to Buchukoppie - Straight on Gecko B & C - left down to a rock pool

Right to Buchukoppie - Straight on Gecko B & C - left down to a rock pool

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,825 ft
Photo ofLast water - fill up!!!

Last water - fill up!!!

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,196 ft
Photo ofThe Rock Cascades

The Rock Cascades

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,944 ft
Photo ofThe Goat head - good breakfast spot

The Goat head - good breakfast spot

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,390 ft
Photo ofCross the Telkom road when you come to it

Cross the Telkom road when you come to it

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,498 ft
Photo ofPaardekloof view

Paardekloof view

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,137 ft
Photo ofHalf way down

Half way down

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,081 ft
Photo ofThe slam

The slam

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,947 ft
Photo ofBottom boulder

Bottom boulder

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,121 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,085 ft
Photo ofWelcome to the other side

Welcome to the other side

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,682 ft
Photo ofPenhill saddle cairn

Penhill saddle cairn

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,193 ft
Photo ofTop point of Penhill Trail

Top point of Penhill Trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,247 ft
Photo ofEnd of narrow track

End of narrow track

Take a right onto the Jeep track

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,267 ft
Photo ofWater point... after good rain

Water point... after good rain

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,238 ft
Photo ofTake a right to Penhill

Take a right to Penhill

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,867 ft
Photo ofGo left to Penhill

Go left to Penhill

The up is were you just came from

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,421 ft
Photo ofPenhill

Penhill

Comments  (1)

  • mike-sessions Aug 19, 2019

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    What a fantastic trail! Countryside is stark so do not expect beautiful as in forests and lakes but for majestic mountain contours in all directions it was magnificent !
    Trail took us 7.5 hours so official length at 8 hours is very reasonable.

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