Uitkyk: What a dam view
Uitkyk trail
From the archive. This page keeps material from the hiking club website that once used this domain. JHB Hiking is an independent magazine; routes, access and fees may have changed, so check with the landowner or reserve before you go.
This trail, which is privately owned, is on 500 hectares steep, craggy, mountainous terrain.
The mixture of indigenous growth is thick, with some 50mm long thorns on branches, stinging nettles and a variety of trees and shrubs.
The mixture of indigenous growth is thick, with some 50mm long thorns on branches, stinging nettles and a variety of trees and shrubs.
Almost at the top of the mountain take a well deserved break and witness the magnificent vistas over Hartebeespoort Dam wall and nearby private trout ponds.
The roughly 300m steep climb is demanding but the views of the Hartebeesport Dam and beyond, from horizon to horizon, are worth the effort.
Traverse the mountain on the way back and hike down into a gorge where fading rock wall paintings of indigenous people hunting and spearing wild game can be found in a large cavernous overhang.