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Jonkershoek Rifberg Route

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Jacques Niemand
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Trail stats

Distance
13.03 mi
Elevation gain
6,083 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
6,083 ft
Max elevation
4,958 ft
TrailRank 
37 3
Min elevation
759 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
10 hours 7 minutes
Coordinates
3780
Uploaded
April 20, 2018
Recorded
July 2016

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near Banghoek, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)

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Itinerary description

Difficult terrain to negotiate. Recommend doing in the company of someone who knows the route.

Waypoints

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,656 ft

Contour Path

PictographSummit Altitude 4,958 ft
Photo ofFirst Ridge Peak Photo ofFirst Ridge Peak

First Ridge Peak

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,825 ft
Photo ofWatershed

Watershed

PictographRiver Altitude 2,186 ft

Langrivierkloof

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,218 ft
Photo ofLeopard Scratch Post

Leopard Scratch Post

PictographSummit Altitude 4,580 ft

Little Virgin Peak

PictographRisk Altitude 4,319 ft
Photo ofNarrow Ledge End

Narrow Ledge End

PictographRisk Altitude 4,256 ft

Narrow Ledge Start

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,510 ft

Overhang

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,956 ft

Rain Gauge

PictographRisk Altitude 3,863 ft
Photo ofRock Obstacle

Rock Obstacle

PictographRisk Altitude 3,647 ft
Photo ofThe Slabs

The Slabs

PictographWaterfall Altitude 1,875 ft
Photo ofTierkloof Waterfall

Tierkloof Waterfall

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,050 ft

Top of Fynboskloof

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,049 ft

Top of Langrivierkloof

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,209 ft

Virgin Cave

PictographSummit Altitude 4,757 ft

Virgin Peaks

PictographRisk Altitude 4,682 ft

Way Down

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  • Photo of Peixremix
    Peixremix Nov 23, 2019

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    I just did this route yesterday. I'm a Spaniard and I did not know any of the mountains. It was my first hiking experience alone here in SouthAfrica.
    So if you don't know where you're going and you don't know the place, i would only recommend this route to experts. You have to use your hands almost everywhere. The terrain is extremely steep and harsh. Bushes everywhere, rocks, and some kind of grass that makes you slip downhill.
    Also the route is marked with piles of stones, but the trail is close to non-existent, so i thank God for my GPS. Up until the point i ran out of battery, then i got lost for a while.
    Keep in mind once you reach the ridge almost every step is really exposed and you'll have a huge abyss waiting for you to fall just under your feet.

    THAT BEING SAID.

    I loved this route. The wilderness, the views, the climbing, the loneliness, the adventure... Man it was worth it. But you need to remember, experts only. Or go with someone who knows it well.

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