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Hiking in Royal Natal National Park


Hiking in Royal Natal National Park

There are a number of walking and hiking trails in the park. A booklet on all the walks is available at the Information Center for R50.
Short walks
  • Cascades, (From the entrance to Mahai camp). About 2.2 km round trip, mostly on wheelchair accessible concrete pathway.
  • Devil's Hoek Valley. Starts next to the Tugela river at the car park near Thendele, 6 km, 2 hours, easy walk. Some Bushman rock art along the way.
  • Fairy Glen, (From the Information Center). An easy walk of about 45 minutes to cover the 4 km trail.
  • Long walks
  • Tugela Gorge Walk, . The trail starts next to the Tugela river at the car park near Thendele, 23 km return trip, 5 to 6 hours. A relatively easy walk except for the last 2 km that required 3 river easy crossings and some boulder hopping. At the far point of the walk you will see spectacular view of the Amphitheatre, Sentinel and Tugela Falls.
  • Mudslide. Currently closed due to a large rockfall. 11 km, just under 5 hours.
  • Policeman's Helmet, (From Thendele camp). 14km in about 4 hours. Lots of cycads along the way and excellent views of the Amphitheatre

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