Waterval Trail Run

Our trail grading: RED 9C

Distance: 9km

Extremeness: Fairly technical single track and super tough decent

Location: Waterval, Porterville, South Africa

Joggers: Only me

This Saturday I did one of my most extreme jogs yet - the Waterfall hiking route. This is a day hiking route said to take 8 hours... I did it in 3! This route starts up a beautiful ravine which claim to have 22 waterfalls. The route is clearly marked with yellow paint every few metres, but is still tough to navigate given its technical nature. You emerge from the kloof after about 3 kilometres and then climb further on technical single track to a lookout point. From here the road takes you down "Blindekloof" (aka Blind Ravine) which is one of the steepest descents I have ever done (without rope).

Clearly marked as an extreme jog

The first of 22 waterfalls

One of many bridges

A climb

Another climb

Beautiful waterfall

Red beard selfie

Porterville

Technical single track on top of the mountain

Descending!

Blind Ravine!