High5 Candlewood to Pongola via Rafiki's Cathedral

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Distance: 3.27 mi
Elevation gain: 495 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,142 ft
Max elevation: 5,770 ft
TrailRank: 50
Min elevation: 4,811 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 54 minutes
Time: 3 hours 19 minutes
Coordinates: 924
Uploaded: September 10, 2022
Recorded: September 2022

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near Gemsbokhoek, Mpumalanga (South Africa)

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Fairly easy, perhaps moderate trail (depending on age and hiking fitness) to Pongola Express Railway Coach camp via the almost sacred "Aloe Garden", then grassland flats roaming with different species of antelope and even a resident, harmless aardwolf, then a daring walk along a ledge, down along a drop-off and then through Rafiki's Cathedral (keep an eye out for the frequently seen Knysna turaco and shy Narnia trogon), down to Big tree lane, WOW pool, waterfalls, Albert's tumble and ending all along a beautiful little mountain stream close to Pongola.

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