Old Voortrekker Route across the Outeniqua Mountains - 25/04

[SideKick]

Hi All

Again, first of all, Sorry. I posted my request for people to join me on my 4x4 outings this easter in the wrong section (Wrong Province).

viewtopic.php?f=49&t=18197

Our second trail was across the Outeniqua Mountains using the Old Voortrekker Ox wagon Route. We did that one alone It is mostly a scenic drive. We drove it backwards first. We didn't want to drive AROUND the mountains to start from the other side near Oudtshoorn and drive back across the mountains to Wilderniss. We drove across it to there, and across it back again . The first part (for us) at the foot of the mountains was forest. Green, with streams and pools you can swim in and smooth dirt road.

Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

The further and higher we drove, the more rocky and difficult it becomes. It wasn't very difficult, I'd rate it a maximum of a 3.

Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

At the top it's VERY rocky and you crawl in 1st low for quite a while. I don't have any pics of that part for you.

Across the mountains and arriving at Louvain (Where the trail actually start) we tackled the OLD obstacle course on the farm itself. There's 15 abstacles of various difficulty that they used for competitions, but it's not maintained any more. I wont rate that obstacle course higher than a 4.

Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course

[SideKick]

Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course

On the way back we desided to climb to the beacon. The highest point we could see in the Outeniqua Mountains.

View from bottom of Beacon Hill

View from bottom of Beacon Hill

Now THAT was fun and challenging. SAN Parks ordered that track be left alone so that it can grow closed (so your vehicle WILL get scratched a lot). That piece of road isn't maintained anymore and a part has washed away. I checked the GPS afterwards and the last stint to climb from bottom to the top is an elevation difference of 237m!

View from on top of Beacon Hill

View from on top of Beacon Hill

View from on top of Beacon Hill

[OOOOMS]

Nice, do you perhaps have co-ords and pricing?

[SideKick]

View from top

Like I said, that piece of track was ordered left alone to grow closed:

Track up and down Beacon Hill

Track up and down Beacon Hill

Track up and down Beacon Hill

Track up and down Beacon Hill

We started the day out very late and ended up hurrying to get off the pass before sun down.

Last view of Beacon Hill

Sattelite View of the Obstacle Course

Sattelite View of the Old Voortrekker Ox Wagon Pass

[SideKick]

Price was R200

Here is the GPS track for the obstacle course and the Pass.

Obstacle Course.zip

GPS Track for Obstacle course

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Voortrekker Pass.zip

GPS track of the Old Voortrekker Pass

(39.21 KiB) Downloaded 136 times

[andrevt]

heeltyd speeltyd

[OOOOMS]

Price was R200

Here is the GPS track for the obstacle course and the Pass.

Obstacle Course.zip

Voortrekker Pass.zip

Tx