THE POLICEMAN'S HELMET 1995 |
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Grobler du Preez |
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place... Royal Natal National Park The date... January 1995 The Hikers... The Du Preez's from Bloemfontein: The trail... The trail starts at the parking area below Tendele rest camp and follows the Tugela Gorge trail for a short distance. It branches to the right after the first stream crossing and follows the contour of the hills towards the Amphitheatre. The Policeman's Helmet is constantly visible accross the Vemvaan valley (see picture nr. 1). After about 5 km, a shady picnic spot next to the Vemvaan river is reached. This is the ideal spot for tea. This is the last place to fill your water bottles. The trail then make a 180 degree turn and slowly ascends towards the Policeman's Helmet. The route passes below the Helmet and then ascends up the cliff with the help of a short, wooden, ladder. Return by the same route. Not a difficult route, but quite far. Always be prepared for bad weather. After we reached the Helmet, the weather suddenly turned bad. We made an emergency exit via the old, direct route, which is very slippery. |
%20Polisieman%20se%20helm.jpg) 1. The Policeman's Helmet. Looks more like a dog watching a ball... |
%20Polisieman%20se%20helm.jpg) 2. The Policeman's Helmet. Nico and Maatje is on the right hand side of the picture below the helmet. |