Drakensberg hiking
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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Hiking in the Natal Drakensberg is a popular activity for experienced locals and visitors to South Africa. The escarpment allows one to hike on a cliff of roughly 1000m high that stretches for 240 km from Sentinel Buttress in the North to Bushman's Neck Didima camp in the South. Hiking is however not recommended for inexperienced hikers as conditions can change quickly and harsh weather can occur for extended periods.
KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) Wildlife distributes 6 1:50,000 maps that can be used while hiking in the Drakensberg. The maps use the Cape datum as the geodesic reference. GPS users should be careful to use the correct datum as WGS 84 is not always the default. Some GPS waypoints for the Drakensberg are listed below:
List of GPS waypoints in WGS84 format
Pass Summits
- Bannerman Pass Template:Coord
- Beacon Buttress Gully Template:Coord
- Corner Pass (Rock) Template:Coord
- Giant's Castle Pass Template:Coord
- Gray's Pass Template:Coord
- Hilton's Pass (Rock) Template:Coord
- Isicatula Pass Template:Coord
- Judge Pass (Rock) Template:Coord
- Ka-Masihlenga Pass Template:Coord
- Langalibalele Pass Template:Coord
- Leslie's Pass Template:Coord
- Masubasuba Pass Template:Coord
- Mlambonja Pass Template:Coord
- Mzimkhulu Pass Template:Coord
- Ntonjelana Pass Template:Coord
- Organ Pipes Pass Template:Coord
- Ships Prow Pass (North Fork - Rock) Template:Coord
- Ships Prow Pass (South Fork) Template:Coord
- Tseketseke Pass Template:Coord
Caves
- Didima Cave Template:Coord
- Fergy's Cave Template:Coord
- Injasuti Summit Cave Template:Coord
- Marble Baths Cave Template:Coord
- Nkosazana Cave Template:Coord
- Sandleni Cave Template:Coord
- Shepherd's Cave Template:Coord
- Spare Rib Cave Template:Coord
- Twins Cave Template:Coord
- Wonder Valley Cave Template:Coord
- Zulu Cave Template:Coord
Peaks
- Bannerman Face Template:Coord
- Castle Buttress Template:Coord
- Cathedral Peak Template:Coord<ref>Cathedral Peak: SAGNSTemplate:Dead link</ref>
- Champagne Castle Dome Template:Coord
- Cleft Peak Template:Coord
- Cockade Peak Template:Coord
- Erskine Template:Coord
- Gypaetus Point Template:Coord
- Injasuti Dome Template:Coord
- Injasuti Greater Buttress Template:Coord
- Injasuti Lesser Buttress Template:Coord
- Katana Template:Coord
- Mafadi Template:Coord
- Mashai Template:Coord
- Matebeng Template:Coord
- Mount Durnford Template:Coord
- No Man's Peak Template:Coord
- Popple Peak Template:Coord
- Redi Template:Coord
- Stimela Peak Template:Coord
- Tareteng Template:Coord
- Thabana Ntlenyana Template:Coord
- The Corner Template:Coord
- The Judge Template:Coord
- The Twins Template:Coord
- Trojan Wall Template:Coord
- Verkyker Peak Template:Coord
- Wilson's Peak Template:Coord
Escarpment
- Stimela Saddle Template:Coord
- River (T43) Template:Coord
- River bend (W43) Template:Coord
- Path going around Elephant (AD49) Template:Coord
- Saddle (AF51) Template:Coord
- Saddle (AG52) Template:Coord
- Path behind Windsor Castle (AK54) Template:Coord
- Start of Yodler's Cascade Valley (AL58) Template:Coord
- Yodler's Cascades (AM59) Template:Coord
- Gully to climb up to Pampiring (AO61) Template:Coord
- Pampiring Saddle (AP61) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle (AQ61) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle (AU60) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle (AW62) Template:Coord
- Saddle (AX64) Template:Coord
- Spot height 3375m (AY72) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle 3360m (BA74) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle (BB74) Template:Coord
- Popple Saddle (BE77) Template:Coord
- Bannerman Face Saddle (BG80) Template:Coord
- Watershed Saddle (BJ89) Template:Coord
- Saddle 2985m (BA102) Template:Coord
Huts
- Bannerman Hut Template:Coord
- Centenary Hut Template:Coord
- Giant's Castle Lodge Template:Coord
- Injasuti Hutted Camp Template:Coord
- Old Fire Lookout Template:Coord
- Sani Top Lodge Template:Coord
- Tseketseke Hut Template:Coord
Campsites
- Campsite at the bottom of Cockade Pass Template:Coord
- Gatberg North Campsite Template:Coord
- Gatberg South Campsite Template:Coord
- Keith Bush Camp Template:Coord
- Monk's Cowl Forest Station Template:Coord
- Campsite at the bottom of Tseketseke Pass Template:Coord
Path Junctions
- C9 Template:Coord
- C10 Template:Coord
- C11 Template:Coord
- G5 Template:Coord
- G6 Template:Coord
- M7 Template:Coord
- M23 Template:Coord
- M24 Template:Coord
- M25 Template:Coord
- Blind Man's Corner Template:Coord
- Camel Pass fork in Organ Pipes Pass Template:Coord
- Ship's Prow Pass Fork Template:Coord
- Thuthumi Pass Fork on Organ Pipes Ridge Template:Coord
- Turnoff to Waterfall Cave Template:Coord