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Sandleni Pass

Sandleni Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sandleni Pass is a grassy gully pass and has no trail. It is relatively easy to hike. Although it is technically located in the Garden Castle area, it is very far from both Garden Castle and Cobham and therefore has little traffic.
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Category Garden Castle
Sani Pass

Sani Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sani Pass is a high mountain pass. The path is a steep gravel road. By law only 4x4 vehicles may drive this road. A difficult 8 hour hike (16 km's) The hike up the pass begins in the car park 5.5 km past the Sani Pass Hotel. It is long and steep. Passports are necessary at the top.
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Category Hikes
Scaly Peak

Scaly Peak

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Scaly Peak is in the Injisuthi  region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Injisuthi
Settlers Pass

Settlers Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Can be accessed from Vergelegen and Kamberg, the route from Kamberg will take you past Game Pass Shelter on the way up. Sinclair's shelter near the pass is an ideal place to stay overnight.
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Ship's Prow Pass (North)

Ship's Prow Pass (North)

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Most mountaineers describe Ship's Prow Pass as the most difficult non-rock pass in the Berg - it is the highest in the Berg after all. The view from the top is legendary. Going up the North Fork is not not advised due to falling rock, rather go up the South Fork.
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Ship's Prow Pass (South)

Ship's Prow Pass (South)

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ship's Prow South Pass is the advised route option, the North Fork has had rockfalls in the past and is very dangerous. This is a long pass and tops out at 3292m, the highest pass in the Drakensberg.
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Category Monks Cowl
Smuggler's Pass

Smuggler's Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Smuggler's Pass was pioneered by smugglers - hence it's name. The main path forks into two paths but reconnects further up.
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Category Cathedral Peak
Stones Pass (North)

Stones Pass (North)

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Stones North Pass is fairly easy. It is narrower than Stones South Pass.
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Category Garden Castle
Stones Pass (South)

Stones Pass (South)

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Stones South Pass is located in the Garden Castle area of the Berg. It is a simple grassy gully which is wider than Stones North Pass.
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Category Garden Castle
Swiman

Swiman

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Swiman is in the Garden Castle region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Garden Castle
Tarn Cave Pass

Tarn Cave Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Tarn Cave Pass has a very good path to follow after Cedric's Pool. The cave is named Tarn Cave because of the small mountain pools above it. From the cave's inner sanctum are beautiful views of the Devil's Knuckles.
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Category Bushmans Nek
Taylor's Pass

Taylor's Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The top of Taylor's Pass is near Elandshoek - which is frequently used by the locals - so there i high traffic in that area. It is located in the Giants Castle area.
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Thamathu Pass

Thamathu Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thamathu is a long pass up from Bushman's Nek up the ridge to the top of the escarpment. It is a relatively easy pass. The views on the way up and at the top are lovely.
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Category Bushmans Nek
The Crack Pass

The Crack Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The steep ascent through The Crack Pass is aided by a chain ladder. It is potentially dangerous.
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The Sphinx

The Sphinx

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Sphinx is in the Monks Cowl region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Monks Cowl
The Thumb

The Thumb

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Thumb is in the Giants Castle region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Giants Castle
Three Puddings

Three Puddings

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Puddings is in the Cathedral Peak region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Cathedral Peak
Thumb Pass

Thumb Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Thumb Pass is located in the Cobham region of the Drakensberg.
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Thuthumi Pass

Thuthumi Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thuthumi Pass has awesome views of the Ndumeni Dome cliffs and the back of the Organ Pipes. It is easy to accomplish if you are an experienced hiker.
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Tlanyaku Pass

Tlanyaku Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Tlanyaku Pass is a steep pass located in the Cathedral Peak area. It is situated between Ndedema Dome and the Sphinx.
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Category Hikes
Tsekesteke Pass

Tsekesteke Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Tsekesteke Pass follows a beautiful trail along the Tsekesteke river and the gully alongside the Pyramid and the Column. This pass is moderately difficult.
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Category Cathedral Peak
Tsepeng Pass

Tsepeng Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Tsepeng Pass is located in the Garden Castle area of the Drakensberg.
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Category Garden Castle
Turret

Turret

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Turret is in the Monks Cowl region of the Drakensberg. The Turret is in the middle and Amphlett on the right. To the left is Sterkhorn.
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Category Monks Cowl
Twins Pass

Twins Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Twins Pass is a steep trail located in Northern Drakensberg in the Cathedral Peak region.
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Uklebe Pass

Uklebe Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The pass is north of KaMasihlenga Pass and South of the Hawk in the Lotheni area.
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van Heyningen's Pass

van Heyningen's Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Van Heyningen's Pass can be walked as a round trip. It is located in the Injisuthi area.
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Category Injisuthi
Verkyker Pass

Verkyker Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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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Walker's Pass

Walker's Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Walker's Pass is a worthwhile route located in Southern Drakensberg in the Garden Castle area.
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Category Garden Castle
Wilson's Pass

Wilson's Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

There is no trail trail for this pass, its best to stay in the gully on the way up.
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Witches

Witches

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Witches is in the Royal Natal region of the Drakensberg.
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Category Royal Natal
Xeni Pass

Xeni Pass

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Xeni Pass is a potentially dangerous pass that should only be attempted by experienced hikers. It is located in the Cathedral Peak area of the Berg. Xeni Pass is in the cutback between Leopard Peak and Mlambonja Buttress. It probably gets more traffic than one might expect due to it being in one of the most popul ...
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