Present at start: Bill Uren, Ann Macgregor, Evie Bowen, Karin van Niekerk, Janet Moore, Greg Moore, Fran Hunziker, Tony Bowen, Greg Devine, Cheryl Devine, Terry White and Dave Collett.
The access road to Taitskop is in fairly good condition but not suitable for sedan vehicles. The footpath is seriously overgrown and there is a need for alien clearing to take place in the mountain catchment.
The path to Taitskop is seriously overgrown
The path to Taitsberg is even worse
Taitskop summit picture1
Taitskop summit picture 2
Looking at Taitsberg in the distance – there are obstacles to reach the summit
The advance bundu bashing team towards Taitsberg – before we turned back
We had severe fynbos massages
Signs of fynbos interaction
Clothes got torn by mature fynbos
We were all in a good mood
Taits Kop Hike Statistics
The top: 1061 m
Start: 563 m
Total ascent: 641 m
What the advanced bundu bashing team achieved (between Taitskop and Taitsberg)
View of the Knysna River and upper catchment from beyond Taitskop
View towards Cradock Peak from Taitskop
Discussions with SANParks to clear the footpath to Taitsberg have already started.
The meet leader will put Taitsberg on the agenda again before the end of the year.
Taitsberg provides some of the best views in the Outeniqua Mountain range.
Report compiled by meet leader.
Maretha Alant