Naukluft Mountains, Waterkloof Trail

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This is 17 km loop trek generally takes about seven hours to complete (at a leisurely pace), and begins at the Naukluft camp trailhead.

It is clearly marked with white painted foot prints on stones.
It starts off along the Naukluft River, usually giving you opportunities to swim with the frogs and top off your bottle if you have already finished your water.


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Near the top, the last water pool will be clearly marked.
Leaving the river and turning west about 1 km, you will continue through a ravine, up to the top of the plateau where you will slither across before reaching your halfway mark, about 4 hours into the trek.


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Shortly after the halfway mark, you will begin to ascend towards the highest peak of your journey, a lookout topping out at 1,910 m, which gives impressive panoramic views of your surroundings.

From there, you will descend into a valley, along steep shelves, before moving closer to the trailhead where the day began.


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