Commentary on the Otter Trail by a fellow hiker
Crossing the Elandsbos River Thanks go to Jan Boshoff for providing an alternative narrative to...
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Category: Otter Trail
Day 5 Otter Trail 19 June
Enjoyed our last day of hiking along the cliffs, happy we had experienced both the inland and coastal trails in this wonderful part of South Africa.
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Day 4 Otter Trail 18 June
Very happy that by chance we booked the trail in a week when we could do this hike in daylight hours with plenty of time for an afternoon river crossing. The hike is so beautiful it would be a shame to miss the coastal section by hiking at night with a headtorch!
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Day 3 Otter Trail 17 June
Scott Hut to Oakhurst Hut. Shortest day with a couple of significant river crossings. Section to Elandsbos river had views of the cliffs, bays and breaking waves.
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Day 2 Otter Trail 16 June
Ngubu Hut to Scott Hut. The Otter Trail booklet describes this day as being ‘probably the most diverse and beautiful of the entire trail’
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Forest drop off to Ngubu Hut. High sea surge meant we needed to take the alternative route to the first hut…..
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Otter Trail General Information
My Christmas Pressie to Mike was booking the Otter Trail, I wrapped a Go Outdoors magazine which profiled the trail and had persuaded me we needed to do it. Am so glad that we did. Our experience was enriched by the other hikers we joined on the trail as well as the beauty of our surroundings.
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