7.02 Jock of the Bushveld trail or Paradise is lost, Milton
That's a bit of 'alright'--nice mountain and valley, too Jenni reaches Jock (disc on rock)--destination Our most vertical rock face todate After a violent electrical storm and heavy rain overnight, we set off in the heat for the trail mentioned in the title. It’s named for a famous local book from the late 19th century. The South African trails are not for ‘sissies’. In fact, ‘trail’ is very complimentary indeed. It’s more a bushwalk with the occasional marker hidden in the tall grass. We were rather impressed with their competence in hiding the markers. We envision a course for trail builders. It’s not surprising that we added an extra two to three miles on today’s hike of close to eight. We eventually reached Paradise Point, which revealed spectacular views of the valley and surrounding mountains. “You should be very careful of the poffies as the grass is high,” said the woman in Afrikaans, at the trailhead. The hike commences from what looked like a run-down reso...