Giants Castle - Giants Ridge - Giants Hut - Oribi Ridge
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 13.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,726 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,654 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,688 ft
- TrailRank
-
39
4.7
- Min elevation
- 5,685 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3440
- Uploaded
- June 20, 2017
- Recorded
- June 2017
near Game Warden, Province of KwaZulu-Natal (Republic of South Africa)
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Itinerary description
A great loop to get right up into the mountains and get some milage on the Contour Path. Taking in the ruin of Giants Hut and the old vulture hide. While we took just under 6 hrs others have taken 10 hrs so fitness is a consideration.
Waypoints
Waypoint
5,826 ft
Path Split
Path Split
Ruins
Waypoint
7,455 ft
Back on CP
Back on CP
Waypoint
7,613 ft
CP Juction H9
CP Juction H9
Monument
Waypoint
6,156 ft
Oribi Ridge Start
Oribi Ridge Start
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Trail is 100% correct and easy to follow. I did this trail in reverse and the first part is quite steep but the whole trail is quite enjoyable. It took me 7.5 hours with a 30min stop at the hut for lunch.