Join us for the Groeneweide Waterfall Hike! Approximately 12,5km out&back with 507m elevation, you’d need to be reasonably fit for this hike – this is a 4,5 to 5 hour outing. You might be tempted to jump into the inviting pools at the bottom of the falls, so do bring a towel and an extra set of clothes!
Difficulty is rated 5/10 with uneven terrain and you have to be able to cover the distance and elevation.
🦯🚶🏻♀️🌰🍁🍂 List of compulsary items required for all our hikes:
🌰 Suitable lightweight hydration-/backpack/hip pouch
🌰 Hydration/bottled water
🌰 Sunscreen
🌰 Hat/head gear
🌰 Suitable non-slip shoes (Off road shoes. Normal sneakers/road running shoes are NOT suitable)
🌰 Snacks
🌰 Lightweight windproof jacket
🌰 Fleece/midlayer depending the weather
🌰 Your own emergency items, such as bandage, small petroleum jelly, blister plasters, etc
✨ Optional items:
Fingerless gloves (there’s quite a few thorny ferns on route), hiking poles, buffs, sunglasses, coffee, wet wipes.
♡ Meet at Groeneweide parking area; Saasveld campus of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in the Garden Route town of George. (6h30am-6h45). How to get there: Turn onto the Saasveld/Seven Passes road out of Courtenay Road in George (At the Pine Lodge Conference Centre). Follow this road for 5km exactly and then turn left into Saasveld at the sign. Once you have entered the campus grounds follow the paved road until your reach the second road to your right. Turn right there (at the Soccer field) and follow the road around to the right and past the cricket field on your left. There’s a small parking area on the right as well as a public toilet.
♡ Hike starts strictly at 7h00.
🎫 Tickets for these hikes are all inclusive, excluding all refreshments. Kindly join the w/a group where arrangements towards lifts/transport to the venue and other communication are done:-
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For any furter information, contact Mariàn on 0727134498.(Also for all emergencies).
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