Garden Castle
The Garden Castle reserve is 35 300 hectares in extent and offers the visitor a variety of experiences. Dominated by the Rhino (a 3051m Peak which extends about 2km from the main escarpment), the area is characterized by many unusual sandstone buttresses and other formations.
The Block
The Bollard
The Bollard Peak is located within the Garden Castle area. Bollard Pass is on the right.
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Tsepeng Pass
Tsepeng Pass is located in the Garden Castle area of the Drakensberg.
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Varnish Shelter (Bushmans River Rock #2)
Varnish Shelter (Bushmans River Rock #2) is located in the Garden Castle region.
Interpretation by Tim Forssman & Lee gutteridge (2012: 124) “Both the San /Xam in Western Cape and the Kalahari Bushmen (!Kung, Nharo and Khwe) believed the eland was the most powerful animal of all and is thus closely linked with n/o ...
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Verkyker Buttress
Verkyker Cave
Verkyker Cave is in the Garden Castle area, very near to Fun Cave on the other side of the stream. The cave floor is uneven and exposed to bad weather.
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Verkyker Pass
Verkyker Pass lacks a trail however it is not difficult to do. It does have a small boulder section to navigate through.
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Verkyker Pass Peak
Verkyker Peak (Thaba Majoe Matso)
Verkyker Peak (Thaba Majoe Matso) is in the Garden Castle area.
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Walker's Pass
Walker's Pass is a worthwhile route located in Southern Drakensberg in the Garden Castle area.
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Walker's Peak
From left to right: Thaba Ngwangwe Peak, Walkers Peak and Mashai Peak
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Wave Cave
Wave Cave is in the Garden Castle area, it gets its name from the wave shape of the overhang. The cave is near Curtain Cave. The cave has some level floor areas and does not offer good shelter from the elements.
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Whyte's Cave
Whyte's Cave is in the Garden Castle area, accessible from either Garden Castle or Bushman's Nek. The cave has a level floor and provides faily good protection from bad weather.
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Wilson's Cave
Wilsons Cave is in the Garden Castle area. The cave has a large overhang and provides good shelter from the elements.
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Wilson's Pass
There is no trail trail for this pass, its best to stay in the gully on the way up.
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Wilson's Peak
Winterhoek Camp
Winterhoek Hut is in the Garden Castle region and is surrounded by old oak trees. Their is accommodation for 30 and the hut forms part of the giants cup trail.
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