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South Cape Meet Sheets | 2026

Meet attendance confirmation

Please let the Meet Leader know of your intention to attend a meet by not later than two days before the meet, especially if lifts and other transport arrangements need to be made or if a bad weather forecast results in cancellation. Familiarise yourself with the hike grading system to ensure the hike is within your capability – see Guidelines for Meet Leaders under INFOS. Visitors are welcome to attend hikes with a Technical Difficulty grade of 0 to 2+ and/or a Strenuousness grade of L or M.

Sunday, 5 July | Doring Rivier Circuit

Grade: 2H

Fran Hunziker | 082 940 0939 | fhunziker30@gmail.com

Starting time: 08h30 at the parking point

A beautiful day (weather-dependent) in the mountains, hiking the circuit in a clockwise direction. Walking is on jeep tracks and a well-constructed path. Lunch to be taken at the high point.

Please advise leader 24 hours ahead of time if you plan to attend.

MCSA Annual Winter Camp 2026 | 17-19 July

Formal invitation… (click here).

This is a casual weekend for club members and friends to enjoy a usually spectacular winter stay in one of our premier Drakensberg Reserves (this is not a camp experience like the old July camps. No amenities/catering/other facilities are provided. The campsite facilities are great, hot showers and flush loo’s and well maintained campsites).

Bring your own everything for camping, including food and braai food for both nights. MCSA KZN will host the fires for braais on both Friday and Saturday evenings.

You can find out more on the Ezemvelo website at this link: Royal Natal (Thendele and Mahai) – Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

We also have a Facebook page dedicated to the Winter Camp with other information about the facilities, hiking and plans around the weekend.

Children are most welcome. Parents, please be responsible for your kids. There is a waterway near the camp.

The campsites have electricity.

Various day-hikes are on offer from the camp, or within short driving distance.

Please RSVP to Karen on kjmchiro@eject.co.za.

Please also send me your Whatsapp number so I can add you to the winter camp group, and we can communicate last minute plans or changes if necessary.

Sunday, 6 to Sunday 13 September | Amatola Hike

Grade: 2H

Jacqui Kennedy | 083 399 9255 | info@tidesendmanor.co.za

(including a pre and post hike nights)

https://amatolatrails.co.za/wp/#details

Embark on a 100km journey with 4900m of climbing. This trail will take you through stunning landscapes, enchanting forests, and magnificent waterfalls.The 6-day adventure provides a life-changing experience for those seeking to be challenged physically and mentally.

5 nights and 6 days.

(This is not a slackpacking hike, however there is a drop at hut 3 for a resupply).

Cost: R3,208.34

The cost includes the following:

1. 6 day and 5-night hiking permit and overnight huts

2. Pre and Post hike dorm accommodation in Hogsback (Away with the Fairies)

3. Shuttle service to the start of the trail (2-hour drive)

4. Safe parking facilities

5. Hikers assistance

(Excludes petrol).

Saturday, 17 to Tuesday, 20 October | Haweqwa – Kromrivier

Grade: 2+

Derek Odendaal | 076 292 2866 | derekrits@mweb.co.za

We will explore the mountainous area known as the Haweqwa, situated between Du Toits Kloof and Bains Kloof. The Paarl-Wellington Section has a hut in this area, known as the Kromrivier Hut. We will park our cars some distance from the old Du Toits Kloof Pass road, and walk about 3 km to the Hut, where we will sleep for 3 nights. Only 12 people can squeeze into this rather small hut, and only MCSA members can go.

We will drive there on Saturday the 17th, walk in during the afternoon and settle in. Over the next two days we will do day hikes from the hut to scenic places like Springstygbeugel (a MCSA property along the Witrivier in the Slanghoek Mountains), New Years Peak and The Cascades. On Tuesday, we will walk out and return home. The cost is R300 pp for the 3 nights in the hut. No load snorers allowed (inside the hut).

Please contact the leader by 1 September and pay before 15 September.