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Wild Coast-Port St.Johns a Hluleka Nature Reserve

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Distance
24.99 mi
Elevation gain
3,573 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,428 ft
Max elevation
842 ft
TrailRank 
61
Min elevation
49 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
12 hours 12 minutes
Time
2 days 4 hours 34 minutes
Coordinates
7197
Uploaded
October 15, 2022
Recorded
October 2022
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near Mtumbane, Eastern Cape (South Africa)

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It is a long stretch of coastline of unquestionable beauty in South Africa that has many treasures to discover, between wild beaches and dense jungle. We will go through it in three stages, sleeping in the huts of the Xhosa ethnic group.
Wild Coast, ”the wild coast”, a very apt name to describe the haunting beauty of this coast: steep windswept cliffs that plunge to a turquoise blue Indian, green pastures dotted with cows and sheep, lush tropical vegetation and deep river valleys that merge with magnificent deserted white-sand beaches, and small Xhosa villages with unpaved streets and their typical rondavels (round huts with conical roofs, most of them painted turquoise blue) that live in perfect harmony with this beautiful environment. Along the way we stop to contemplate the great spectacles that the southern whales give us, at this time the females with their young pass through this coast.
Stage 1- Port St. Johns-Mqaleni. ((15.82 km)
We slept in a rondavels, without water and without light, although it was very precarious, the food was excellent considering the conditions.
The journey is difficult to describe, a real festival for the senses, not to mention the party that the whales had with their young.
We had to cross the Mgazi and Mngazana rivers in a small boat. In the second step we were deluged, we arrived wet, dirty and to top it off without water or electricity, however, it was a great day.

2nd Stage- Mqaleni-Tsweleni- (9.80 kms)
This stage we go further inland from village to village, but equally beautiful.
The accommodation is a backpcakers, very well located and already with electricity, water and shower.

3rd Stage Tsweleni-Hluleka. (15 km)
Here we found the broken bridge that we had to cross, we were forced to take a fairly dense path that scared us a little, especially because we had seen a snake a few minutes before and that did not inspire much confidence in me.
Once this stage is over, our vehicle picks us up again and another 4 hours by car. We arrived at Coffee Bay late, personally I think this part should be avoided, it doesn't add anything and it gets very heavy due to the type of road.

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Second Beach -Port St. John -Inicio

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Foto

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Foto

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Avistamiento muchas ballenas australes

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Foto

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Foto

PictographWaypoint Altitude 108 ft
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Silaka Nature Reserve

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Naranjas venenosas

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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 594 ft
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PictographWaypoint Altitude 361 ft
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Desembocadura rio Mngazi

PictographWaypoint Altitude 187 ft
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Resort donde embarcamos para cruzar el rio Mngazi

Comprar bebida

PictographWaypoint Altitude 121 ft
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Rio Umngazi. Lo cruzamos en barca

PictographPhoto Altitude 226 ft
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Foto

PictographWaypoint Altitude 89 ft
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Esperando barca para cruzar rio Mngazana

PictographWaypoint Altitude 102 ft
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Madakeni Fin primera etapa .Inicio segunda

Sin agua y sin luz ... alojamiento autentico africano en rondavel

PictographWaypoint Altitude 356 ft
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Madakeni

PictographPhoto Altitude 655 ft
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Foto

PictographPhoto Altitude 802 ft
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Foto

PictographWaypoint Altitude 697 ft
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Ruta de interior por aldeas y bosques

PictographPhoto Altitude 359 ft
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Foto

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Caida Vivi

PictographPhoto Altitude 379 ft
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Foto

PictographWaypoint Altitude 527 ft
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Gomolo

PictographPhoto Altitude 694 ft
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Foto

PictographWaypoint Altitude 550 ft
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Desembocadura rio Sinangwana

PictographWaypoint Altitude 267 ft
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Fin segunda etapa 9,8 kms

PictographWaypoint Altitude 307 ft
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Inicio tercera etapa en 25,62. Hluleka

PictographPhoto Altitude 179 ft
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Foto

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Camino a través del bosque

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Nos encontramos el puente roto , nos tocó dar un rodeo

PictographWaypoint Altitude 195 ft
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Falta unos 700 mts para el final

PictographWaypoint Altitude 367 ft
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Fin tercer día 15 kms y fin del trek

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