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The Best Hiking Trails in Karas (Namibia)

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  • Fish River Canyon Day 2 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    with Isandré Pienaar
    Distance
    12.91mi
    Elevation +
    1286f
    TrailRank
    75| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 2 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 2 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 2 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    Day 2 on the Fish River was a tough hike for group #251 of 2023. In general Day 2 after the 7km mark starts off slow moving through some of the largest boulder fields that the canyon has to offer. The need to push on for...

    Day 2 on the fish river was a very long days hiking but I really enjoyed the pool at Palm Sulphur springs. You need to f...
    Maxime Yates

  • Fish River Canyon Day 3 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    with Isandré Pienaar Sergio King
    Distance
    13.02mi
    Elevation +
    1030f
    TrailRank
    74| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 3 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 3 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 3 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    Note, jumps in altitude not accurate.This Day 3 recording of the Fish River Canyon Trail was another hard day of hiking for group #251 of 2023. The temperature soared to 38.5 C and was even hotter over dark bands of rock...

    Day 3 on the Fish river was an absolute scorcher! We initially intended to go as far as Bushy Corner to camp at the much...
    Maxime Yates

  • Fish River Canyon Day 1 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    with Sergio King
    Distance
    4.80mi
    Elevation +
    633f
    TrailRank
    74| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    Group #251 2023’s day one began at about 13:45 on the 28th of August 2023 after a slow careful descent. The temperature was a warm 36 degrees centigrade and after a much-needed lunch in the shade, as well as a swim for s...

    Very beautiful landscape, you can't comprehend how small you are surrounded by the towering canyon walls. You definitely...
    Maxime Yates

  • Fish River Canyon Day 4 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Ai-Ais, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    Distance
    8.57mi
    Elevation +
    512f
    TrailRank
    73| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 4 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 4 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 4 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    This Day 4 recording of the Fish River Canyon trail is part of a series of recordings that can be found in this Wikiloc profile. Day 4 began early after overnighting below the Kooigoed Heights at the 50km sign and ended ...

    Day 4 was a much cooler and easier day. I started to get the hang of hiking every day by this stage. I didn't have any b...
    Maxime Yates

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  • Fish River Canyon Day 5 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Ai-Ais, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    with Sergio King Pieter Roets
    Distance
    5.92mi
    Elevation +
    374f
    TrailRank
    71| Rating 4.67
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 5 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 5 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 5 – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    Day 5 of the Fish River Canyon Hike was group 251’s last easy stroll to the long-awaited oasis of Ai-Ais. After reflecting many of us realized that we could have pushed on and completed the trail in 4 days, but this woul...

    This was our last and by far the easiest day of the whole hike. We had pushed far and so we had very little left to go. ...
    Maxime Yates

  • Fish River Canyon Day 1 Descent – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Chris Eady
    Distance
    1.24mi
    Elevation +
    135f
    TrailRank
    67| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 Descent – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 Descent – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia) Photo ofFish River Canyon Day 1 Descent – (Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Namibia)

    This recording of group 251’s descent into the Fish River Canyon on 28.08.2023 is part of a day-by-day series of Wikiloc GPS recordings. The series follows the standard Fish River Canyon hiking strategy i.e. to complete ...

    The view from the top was beautiful but quite intimidating. The decent itself was not as bad as people make It out to be...
    Maxime Yates

  • Fish River Canyon 2/8

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    7.11mi
    Elevation +
    305f
    TrailRank
    25

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 8/8

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    near Ai-Ais, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    5.30mi
    Elevation +
    75f
    TrailRank
    22

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 7/8

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    near Ai-Ais, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    3.63mi
    Elevation +
    246f
    TrailRank
    22

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 6/8

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    near Ai-Ais, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    6.00mi
    Elevation +
    315f
    TrailRank
    22

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 4/8

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    12.44mi
    Elevation +
    489f
    TrailRank
    22

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Walking Trail, Canyon Roadhouse

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Mário Ramos
    Distance
    3.18mi
    Elevation +
    210f
    TrailRank
    77| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofWalking Trail, Canyon Roadhouse Photo ofWalking Trail, Canyon Roadhouse Photo ofWalking Trail, Canyon Roadhouse

    !!! Pt !!! (English text available below) Passeio a pé feito junto à estalagem de Canyon Roadhouse, que faz parte de uma viagem realizada com guia da Kiboko Adventures, desde Victoria Falls até à Cidade do Cabo, em Ag...

    Bonita ruta, bello paisaje mis felicitaciones.
    Mr Hunter

  • Fish River Canyon 1/8

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    2.54mi
    Elevation +
    180f
    TrailRank
    15

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 5/8

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    1.06mi
    Elevation +
    164f
    TrailRank
    15

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Fish River Canyon 3/8

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Neil Edmonds
    Distance
    2.80mi
    Elevation +
    105f
    TrailRank
    15

    This is the GPS track we used to walk the fish river canyon. We walked it in 3 days. The hike starts slow with large boulders you have to climb over, then the next day you walk over bowling ball like rocks which is still...

  • Aloe vera et précipices

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Bon-P-Lan
    Distance
    4.59mi
    Elevation +
    492f
    TrailRank
    52
    Photo ofAloe vera et précipices Photo ofAloe vera et précipices Photo ofAloe vera et précipices

    Trois semaines en Namibie: voyage "privé" tellement le pays est sous peuplé tant en population qu'en touristes. Même dans les endroits les plus touristiques, on étaient "seuls". Un pays civilisé mais encore fort sauvag...

  • Namibië, Fish River Canyon

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    billy1968
    Distance
    18.62mi
    Elevation +
    1070f
    TrailRank
    46
    Photo ofNamibië, Fish River Canyon Photo ofNamibië, Fish River Canyon Photo ofNamibië, Fish River Canyon

    Sunset met een korte wandeling langs de Fish River Canyon. Daarna met onze safari truck terug naar onze lodge, Canyon Roadhouse.

  • Namibie, Fish river canyon

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    jmrandonne
    Distance
    12.08mi
    Elevation +
    1437f
    TrailRank
    37
    Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon

    Juillet 2021. départ du Fish river lodge. Nous avions prévus de randonner dans le canyon avec un guide qui est obligatoire. Malheureusement, il n'y en avait plus de disponible. Nous sommes donc partis seul sur le chemin ...

  • Namibie, Aus, Eagle nest

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    near Aus, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    jmrandonne
    Distance
    6.44mi
    Elevation +
    1053f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofNamibie, Aus, Eagle nest Photo ofNamibie, Aus, Eagle nest Photo ofNamibie, Aus, Eagle nest

    Juillet 2021. Départ à partir du Eagle's nest chalet. Randonnée facile au début. On peut observer des chevaux sauvages, autruches, lapins, klipspringers. Voiture et repère de gangsters des années 1930. La deuxième partie...

  • Namibia Schutztruppen-Trail Klein Aus Vista

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    near Aus, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Windgeist
    Distance
    5.85mi
    Elevation +
    751f
    TrailRank
    33
    Photo ofNamibia Schutztruppen-Trail Klein Aus Vista Photo ofNamibia Schutztruppen-Trail Klein Aus Vista Photo ofNamibia Schutztruppen-Trail Klein Aus Vista

    A nice hike from the campsite in Klein Aus Vista. Please bring enough water and a head cover. Eine schöne Wanderung vom Campingplatz in Klein Aus Vista. Bitte genug Wasser und eine Kopfbedeckung mitnehmen. WINDGEIS...

  • FishRiver Hike

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    Jannierx47@gmail.com
    Distance
    48.66mi
    Elevation +
    2907f
    TrailRank
    25
    Photo ofFishRiver Hike Photo ofFishRiver Hike Photo ofFishRiver Hike

    Complete Fish River Hiking Trail (Including some shortcuts taken) as done during 2019

  • Fish River Canyon

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    12març
    Distance
    1.66mi
    Elevation +
    430f
    TrailRank
    22
    Photo ofFish River Canyon Photo ofFish River Canyon Photo ofFish River Canyon

    Caminada per la vora del segon canó mes gran del mon, segons diuen. Anem des del punt on comença el descens al llit del riu, fins el mirador i punt d'informació, a última hora de la tarda i amb la posta de sol, els color...

  • Namibie, Fish river canyon

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    near Fish River Canyon, Karas (Republic of Namibia)
    Author
    jmrandonne
    Distance
    2.29mi
    Elevation +
    377f
    TrailRank
    20
    Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon Photo ofNamibie, Fish river canyon

    Juillet 2021. Petite randonnée à partir du Fish river lodge sur les rebords du canyon. Très belles vues.

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