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Crystal Pools – Cederberg

by Ralph Pina | Jun 30, 1999 | Cederberg Wilderness Area, hiking, trails, wilderness trail

June 1999 The Cederberg is probably my favourite wilderness area.  Little can compare to the remoteness, the silence and timelessness of those mountains.  Ron and I resolved to tackle one of the classic wilderness routes – Algeria to Wuppertal, by  way of...

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  • A walk on the Wild Coast
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  • Twelve Apostles loop
  • Balloch High Rim hike
  • Namaqualand coast hike
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  • Boating the Lot River
  • Cycling Connemara
  • Baviaanskloof Cycle Tour 2022
  • Betty’s Bay to Rooiels
  • Klein Hangklip
  • Five days in Groot Winterhoek
  • To the Rooiels source
  • Rooiels River walk
  • Pipe Track to Hout Bay Corner
  • A farewell to Stellenbosch Mountain
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  • Simonsberg
  • Smitswinkel – Simon’s Town Traverse
  • The Kogelberg Trail
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  • Jaap de Lange on The Postberg Trail
  • Ralph Pina on Namaqualand coast hike
  • Marius Janse Van Rensburg on Boegoekloof Circuit Boland Trail
  • Ralph Pina on Namaqualand coast hike
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  • A northern Kruger cultural safari
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