Cascades, Look-Out Rock, Gudu Bush and Tiger Falls
Hiking distance: 6,5 km
Hiking time: About 4 hours
Starting point: Mahai Camp

This trail consists of four paths. It’s a short trail, but offers beautiful views, clear pools, a forest and a waterfall.
You can turn around at any point and return the way you came, or you can choose another, shorter route back.

Trail details: From the entrance of Mahai Camp , take the cement path at the “Hiking Trails or Cascades” signs. After 20 m, turn right at the T-junction, up the mountain. About 800 m further you can turn right for a view of the Cascades , a series of small waterfalls (in the photo on the left).
Back on the path, hike around the top of the ridge, among big boulders, to a cement strip. Keep to the left at the fork in the path (it’s not indicated on the map) – the path to the right reaches a dead end at the river.
The path gets steep and zigzags to the bottom of Look-Out Rock , where it splits. The path to the right takes you to the lookout point, and the one to the left leads to Tiger Falls. Turn right and follow the signs to Gudu Bush and The Crack.
200 m from here a path from the waterfall joins the main path. Carry on straight; the route leads to the river, where cement steps lead across.
Before entering Gudu Bush, the path splits again. Turn right and walk into the forest – from here you can hike to Gudu Falls.
To hike to Tiger Falls, retrace your steps along the same path. After 400 m the path forks – keep right and continue straight past where the next path comes in from the left. The route takes you to the other side of the Tiger Falls and the Tugela River.
After the falls you hike through savanna for a long distance.
At the next fork you can either carry on straight to Thendele Camp or go left to return to Mahai Camp (there is no sign at this last fork).

Tip: Erosion has badly damaged the path at Tiger Falls, but rather stay on the path than look for
short cuts.

Makhulumane Rock and Forest
Hiking distance: 9 km
Hiking time: About 4 hours
Starting point: Monk’s Cowl Camp

A few pleasant surprises await you on this trail. You hike across a river and up sandstone ridges until you reach Makhulumane Rock, which stands guard at the entrance to a forest.

Trail details: Start walking from the campsite at the Monk’s Cowl office. The first 200 m goes through dense vegetation – turn left into the open and through the stile.
A path with erosion ditches takes you to a pedestrian gate in the fence – go through and turn left immediately.
There are two forks in the path – keep left at the first one and right at the second, and walk to the stream.
Cross the stream along the stepping stones and then aim for the sandstone ridge.
Hike for about a kilometre and go right to where the trail reaches a contour path that takes you to a stepladder .
At the next fork in the path, keep left. This path takes you to Makhulumane Rock – behind the rock the path enters the forest.
Take the same route back.

A word of advice: When returning from Makhulumane Rock and after climbing the stepladder, take the right-hand path back. The left-hand path leads to private land.

Doreen Falls
Hiking distance: 4 km
Hiking time: About 2 hours
Starting point: Cathedral Peak Hotel

This is the perfect trail for hikers who prefer not to work up a sweat. You hike past a wattle plantation and across a few streams to a large pool, where the Doreen Falls tumble over a precipice. In summer you can kick off your shoes and jump in!

Trail details: Set off from the Cathedral Peak Hotel’s sundial .
Climb the stairs near the sundial and follow the signs to the stables.
With the entrance to the stables on your left, go through the gate and head through the pasture to the gate in the furthest corner. From here you hike past a turn-off and later a crossroads to the Doreen Falls/Mushroom Rock junction.
Turn left here (Mushroom Rock is to the right). After about 300 m you’ll cross a stream.
Keep right at the next split in the path (the path to the left takes you up to Ribbon Falls and Organ Pipes Pass) and turn left about 200 m further.
Another stairway and stream await you and then Doreen Falls are around the next corner on your left. Follow the same route back.

Van Heyningen’s Pass
Distance: 6,5 km
Hiking time: 4,5 hours
Starting point: Injisuthi Camp

This is one of the Berg’s most popular day hikes – for good reason. It’s not too taxing, and it takes you through a big forest with yellowwood trees, and there are moss-covered rocks and tree trunks everywhere.
You only realise how high you’ve climbed once you emerge from the forest. From the lookout you can see Cathkin Peak, Monk’s Cowl and Ship’s Prow to the right and the Greater Injisuthi Buttress, the Red Wall and the Triplets to the left.

Trail details: Between chalets 3 and 4 in Injisuthi Camp you’ll see a rock marked Van Heyningen’s Pass. It points you towards the Delumhlwazini River and over a wooden bridge. Follow the path next to the stream and 500 m further you cut through the corner of a pine and bluegum plantation.
Just 80 m beyond the plantation the path swings to the right and climbs 15 m up a hill (be careful here: if you carry on straight, you’ll end at the Old Hut.) Turn right at the T-junction to Van Heyningen’s Pass, as the sign says.
After a few hundred metres you’ll enter a forest with streams. At the top of the pass, you’ll find two lookouts ( and ). Take the same route back.

The best time to go: Get up early to see the mountains – by late morning clouds start to obscure the view.

Cleo’s Pools
Hiking distance: 7,5 km
Hiking time: about 3½ hours
Starting point: Drakensberg Sun Lifestyle Resort Pack a picnic basket and head for Cleo’s Pools. It’s an easy hike through grassland, wattle and bluegum plantations and finally an indigenous forest with mountain pools.

Trail details: Start at the security boom where both the entrances to Bergview and Drakensberg Sun are situated. Follow the tar road towards Bergview and turn left towards a gate to the left of a building. A sign at this gate indicates the start of the Cleo’s Pools hike.
Go through the gate and keep to your right. Follow the path next to the fence. Follow the fence, through a gate and around a 90-degree corner, until you reach the main road. Follow the main road for 50 m until you see a “Hiking Trail” sign on your left.
Follow this route and turn left at the Cleo’s Pools sign 1 km further.
After 300 m the path forks ; keep right, cross the stream and go left around the fence 100 m further. The path zigzags to a flat rock above the pools. Climb down the ladder to the pools below. Follow the same route back.