Monday 20 September 2010

Higher Steenberg Peak


Chicken soup for the soul, brilliant run.  We started out in cold misty conditions. Peter led the way past Wolfkop and up the climb to Steenberg Peak.  Some of us gasped and gagged at the back but we all made to the top – eventually.   Once over the initial climb the mist started to clear and a beautiful day promised to follow.  Down off the peak we took a sharp left and did a loop past the radio mast.  The frog calls ringing louder than those of the birds.  Just stunning!  A short stop at the top of Farmer Pecks Valley to take some photos and enjoy the view then we set off at a nice steady trot round to St James Peak and then back past Muizenberg cave, onto the gravel track and up the drag to Junction Pool.   A bit of single track (the one running parallel to the jeep track) took us most of the way back to the car park, but there was no escaping the last bit of uphill on the jeep track to the finish.  (9.5kms, just under 2 hours)


Misty Ridge



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