EVERY VIEWPOINT IS A DESTINATION OF ITS OWN........
RELAX; DISCOVER YOUR INNER PEACE BY TRYING TO ATTEND ONLY
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES ON OUR LAND:
STARGAZING-HIKING-SWIMMING-MEDITATE-MOUNTAINBIKING-HIKINGTRAILS-VIEWPOINTS-4X4
ROUTES AND MANY MANY MORE!!.
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A- BOBBEJAANKRANS
THIS SHORT WALKING DISTANCE OFFERS OUTSTANDING SUNSET VIEWS IN THE WEST.THE
VIEWS OVER THE GOBOSRIVER, BOBBEJAANSGAT AND THE RIVIERSONDEREND MOUNTAINS
OFFERS GREAT PLEASURE TO NATURE LOVERS. BOBBEJAANKRANS IS SITUATED IN FRONT OF
THE 4 YELLOW”BERGHUISIES” ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE”HUISIES”. BOBBEJAANKRANS IS
NAMED AFTER HIS ORIGINAL NAME -BOBBEJAANKRANS ON THE WORLD MAP.
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B- BOBBEJAANSKLOOF
NEXT TO THE 2 UMBRELLA’S IN FRONT OF THE BERGHUISIES IS A SIGN THAT LEADS
TO A PATH AT THE BACK OF THE” KLIPHUISIE”-NR.1 (“BLUSHINGBRIDE”) AND NR.2&3(“SKAKELHUISIE”). THIS KLOOF OFFERS
THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEWS TO THE NEARBY TOWNS OF THE BREEDERIVER VALLEY AND
THE R62 .THE TOWNS ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THIS SIDE OF ONVERWACHT IN THE EAST
AND IN THE WEST.THE HUGE RIVIERSONDEREND MOUNTAINS AND THE KLOOF THAT STRECHED
INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE BOESMANSKLOOFHIKINGTRAIL AREA ARE A PICTURESQUE VIEW NOT
TO BE MISSED OUT. TO CATCH THE BEST SUNRISE IN THE EAST EARLY IN THE MORNING MAKE SURE YOU SET YOUR CLOCK EARLY TO
PREVENT FROM DISSAPOINTMENT. WE HAVE BABOONS IN THIS AREA AND MAYBE YOU WILL
HEAR THEM BARKING FROM A DISTANCE BUT BELIEVE US THEY ARE TOO WISE TO MAKE
THEIR APPEARANCE.
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C- TOO SEASONS TRAIL
THE NAME TOO SEASONS IS CHOSEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO HIKE
BETWEEN ONVERWACHT COTTAGES AND EAGLE’S NEST (WE ARE OWNERS OF BOTH) AND
DISCOVER ALSO THE GOBOSRIVER AS WELL AS THE VIEWS TO THE NEARBY TOWNS OF THE
BREEDERIVER VALLEY, ROUTE 62 AND THE SPECTACULAR VIEWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS
HIKING ROUTE.
THE TOO SEASONS TRAIL FORM OUTSTANDING VIEWS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES OF BOTH ACCOMMODATION PLACES.
THE TRAIL STARTS/END WHERE YOU STAYS THE TIME OF YOUR VISIT.
ONVERWACHT FLORA COTTAGES
FROM THE BUNGALOWS ON ONVERWACHT
IS THE GOBOSTRAIL THAT LEADS YOU ALL THE WAY DOWNWARDS THE MOUNTAIN TO THE
BOBBEJAANSGAT. FROM THIS ROCKPOOL YOU TURN RIGHT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
BOESMANSKLOOF HIKING TRAIL.FOLLOW THE GOBORIVER TILL YOU SEE THE GOBOSGAT(INFRONT
OF EAGLE) YOU WILL SEE EAGLES NEST IN A DISTANCE HIGH UP ON THE TOP OF THE
MOUNTAIN.TURN RIGHT THERE TO THE DIRECTION WHERE EAGLES NEST IS SITUATED AND FOLLOW THE
FOOTPATH TO EAGLES NEST. FROM EAGLES NEST YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF THE PATHS
TO ONVERWACHT FLORA BY TAKING THE” HIKERS ONLY SIGN” DIRECTION OR WALK STRAIGHT
ON THE GRAVEL ROAD IN MCGREGORS DIRECTION AND TURN RIGHT WHEN YOU REACH THE
SIGN OF ONVERWACHT AND THE OLD CAR. WALK TILL YOU REACH THE BUNGALOWS.
EAGLES NEST GUEST HOUSE
WHEN YOU STAY AT EAGLES NEST FOLLOW THE FOOT PATH DOWN TO THE GOBOSGAT
ALL ALONG THE GOBOSRIVER TILL YOU SEE ONVERWACHT SITUATED HIGH UP IN THE
MOUNTAIN.IF YOU TURN RIGHT YOU REACH THE BOBBEJAANSGAT AND WHEN YOU TURN LEFT
THE FOOTPATH LEAD YOU UP TO THE BUNGALOWS OF ONVERWACHT. WHEN YOU REACH THE
BUNGALOWS YOU CAN SEE 3 YELLOW
WATERTANKS. FROM THESE TANKS YOU FOLLOW THE FOOTPATH TILL YOU SEE EAGLES NEST
IN A DISTANCE AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO
EAGLES NEST.EAGLES NEST GUEST CAN ALSO SKIP THE DIRECTIONS AT THE WATER TANKS
BY FOLLOWING THE ROAD FROM THE SIGN ON
ONVERWACHT “TO McGREGOR” TILL YOU REACH THE OLD CAR. TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW THE MAIN
DIRT ROAD TILL YOU REACH EAGLES NEST.
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D- GOBOS RIVER
THIS RIVER FLOWS FROM THE RIVIERSONDEREND MOUNTAINS TO THE DIRECTION OF GREYTON INTO THE
RIVIERSONDEREND RIVER AND FORMS A PART OF THE BOESMANSKLOOFHIKINGTRAIL WITH
REFRESHING WATERSTREAMS CONNECTED TO EACH OTHERS WITH PLENTY OF SMALLER
ROCKPOOLS TO ENJOY.
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E- WATERKLOOF
THIS OASE IS SITUATED+ - 2 KM FROM ONVERWACHT AND +- 2 KM FROM EAGLE’S
NEST. WATERKLOOF IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY MOUNTAINBIKE, 4X4 VECHILE OR BY FOOT.
THIS ROUTE IS ONLY +- 2 KM IN LENGTH.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE SIGN FROM THE MAIN DIRT ROAD ON YOUR WAY FROM McGREGOR TO
ONVERWACHT AND EAGLE’S NEST OR BACK TO McGREGOR ON THE MAIN GRAVEL ROAD. WATERKLOOF
IS IDEAL FOR A PICNIC, HIKING OR JUST RELAXING.
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F- PARADYS POORT
EAGLES NEST GUESTS ONLY-A SHORT TRAIL TO FOLLOW FROM THE BACKDOOR
OF EAGLES NEST. I NAMED IT PARADYS POORT BECAUSE WHEN I DISCOVER THIS PATH I
NOTICED THAT PREVIOUS GUESTS USED THE PATH SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. WHEN I FOLLOWED
THE PATH IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I NAMED THE PATH “PARADYS POORT” OF THE DIFFERENT
FYNBOS SPECIES AND STUNNING VIEWS ALONG
THE PATH THAT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY!
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G- BOBBEJAANSGAT
IN FRONT OF THE 4 YELLOW BERGHUISIES IS A TRAIL THAT LEADS TO THE
BOBBEJAANSGAT. ONLY THE IDEA OF ATTENDING
THIS TRAIL TO THE BOBBEJAANSGAT IS AN OUTING ON ITS OWN. THE BOBBEJAANSGAT IS
MUCH HUGER THAN HE APPEARS FROM THE ACCOMMODATION AREA ON ONVERWACHT.
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H- GOBOSGAT
IN FRONT OF EAGLES NEST GUESTHOUSE IS THE GOBOSGAT WITH SEVERAL NATURAL ROCKPOOLS
FLOWING INTO EACH OTHER.
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I- DIE GALG
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SRORY TOLD BY LOCALS-In 1862 the village was
officially proclaimed and the land divided into 2.5 hectare plots which were
sold by public auction to 19 farmers and smallholders who were told that the
road from Cape Town would most probably pass through the village. This never
happened, and neither did the planned road over the mountains through the
Boesmanskloof Pass to Greyton - the road go through the village and
then.............. just stops.
THE ROAD TO DIE GALG IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS
TO FOLLOW THE BOESMANSKLOOF HIKING TRAIL (PERMIT NEEDED) TO GREYTON OR THE
OAKES FALLS (PERMIT NEEDED) OF A HALF DAY HIKE TO THE FALLS AND BACK TO YOUR
ACCOMMODATION PLACE. YOU CAN EXPERIENCE DIE GALG BY FOOT WHEN OVERSTAYING AT
ONVERWACHT OR EAGLE BY FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS ON THE MAP.
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J- BOESMANSKLOOF HIKING TRAIL
(PERMIT NEEDED)-THE POPULAR HIKINGTRAIL TO GREYTON OR BACK. 2 DAY TRAIL.
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K- MCGREGOR VILLAGE
OUR NEARBY VILLAGE WITH MANNY CHALLENGES
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L-MAIN DIRT ROAD
THIS ROAD STARTS FROM MCGREGOR DIRECTION AND ENDS AT DIE GALG WHERE THE
BOESMANSKLOOF HIKINGTRAIL BEGINS. YOU WILL FIND THE TURN OFF SIGNS OF ONVERWACHT
FLORA, EAGLE’S NEST AND WATERKLOOF ON THIS ROAD.
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M- GENADENDAL VILLAGE
FROM ONVERWACHT IN THE WESTERN DIRECTION WHERE THE YELLOW BEGHUISIES IS
SITUATED THE LIGHTS OF THIS SMALL VILLAGE IS SPARKLING BEAUTIFULLY AT NIGHT.
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N- RIVIERSONDEREND MOUNTAINS-THIS HUGE M0UNTAIN STRECHES FROM
THE EAST TO THE WEST.
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O- LANGEBERGE-ROBERTSON LIES AT THE FOOT OF THE LANGEBERGE.
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P- EAGLE’S NEST GUEST HOUSE
WE ARE THE OWNERS-JAPIE AND SANDRA OOSTHUIZEN
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Q- ONVERWACHT FLORA COTTAGES
WE ARE THE OWNERS-JAPIE AND SANDRA OOSTHUIZEN
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R- LORDS WINE CELLAR
(OWNERS MARINDA&JACCIE
OOSTHUIZEN)
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S- SPLIT OF ROAD
THE HIKE DIRECTION TO DIE GALG AND THE ORDINARY BOESMANSKLOOF ROUTE TO
THE END OF THE BOESMANSKLOOF HIKING TRAIL SPLITS HERE WHEN YOU HIKE FROM
GREYTON SIDE (YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH ROAD SUITS YOU THE BEST FOR YOUR HIKE TO THE
END) AND WHEN YOU HIKE BACK TO GREYTON FROM OUR SIDE THE 2 ROADS (DIE GALG AND
THE ORDINARY BOESMANSKLOOF HIKE ROAD) CONNECT FOR YOU FOR YOUR HIKE TO GREYTON.
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T- GREYTON VILLAGE
ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOUR TOWNS WHERE YOU CAN BEGIN WITH THE BOESMANSKLOOFHIKINGTRAIL
OR END THE BOESMANSKLOOFHIKINGTRAIL
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U- OAKES FALLS
THE POPULAR FALLS IS SITUATED BETWEEN OUR LAND AND GREYTON. THE OAKES
FALLS IS VERY POPULAR FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL SWIMMING HOLES AND IT’S MASSIVE WATERFALL.
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V-TURN OFF TO ONVERWACHT COTTAGES
BY VECHILE OR FOOT. AN OLD CAR AT THE ENTRANCE “GEDULD” WILL WELCOME YOU
TO ONVERWACHT.
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W-TURN OFF TO ONVERWACHT COTTAGES
HIKING ONLY-HIKERS HIKING FROM GREYTON SIDE TO ONVERWACHT COTTAGES AND
LEAVING FOR THEIR HIKE TO GREYTON THE NEXT DAY MAKE USE OF THIS PATH TO
ONVERWACHT FLORA ACCOMMODATION OR BACKWARDS TO GREYTON.
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X-PRIVATE ENTRANCE AND PROPERTY
YOU ARE NOT ALOUD TO ENTER THE GATE
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Y.1- BERGHUISIES -
NR.4,5,6.7
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Y.2- SKAKELHUISIES –NR
2&3
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Y.3-KLIPHUISIE – NR.1
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Z-ROAD TO NOWHERE
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BECAUSE OF THE DEAD END OF THE MAIN DIRT ROAD
FROM MCGREGOR TO THE DIRECTION OF ONVERWACHT AND EAGLES NEST THEY OFTEN CALLED
THIS ROAD “THE ROAD TO NOWHERE”
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USE OF
SWIMMINGPOOLS - ON YOUR OWN RISK.
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PERMITS FOR THE BOESMANSKLOOF TRAIL TO GREYTON(2
DAY HIKE) OR A HIKE TO THE OAKES FALLS(I
DAY HIKE) CAN BE ARRANGED AT THE TOURISM OFFICE-023 625 1954
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PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIKING TRAILS,VIEWPOINTS AND THE ROCKPOOLS
MAP INFO
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A- BOBBEJAANKRANS
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B- BOBBEJAANSKLOOF
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C- TOO SEASONS TRAIL
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D- GOBOS RIVER
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E- WATERKLOOF
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F- PARADYS POORT
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G- BOBBEJAANSGAT
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H- GOBOSGAT
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I- DIE GALG
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J- BOESMANSKLOOF HIKING TRAIL
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K- MCGREGOR VILLAGE
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L-MAIN GRAVEL ROAD
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M- GENADENDAL VILLAGE
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N- RIVIERSONDEREND MOUNTAINS
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O- LANGEBERGE-ROBERTSON
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P- EAGLE’S NEST GUEST HOUSE
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Q- ONVERWACHT FLORA COTTAGES
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R- LORDS WINE CELLAR (OWNERS MARINDA&JACCIE
OOSTHUIZEN)
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S- SPLIT OF ROAD
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T- GREYTON VILLAGE
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U- OAKES FALLS
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V-TURN OFF TO ONVERWACHT COTTAGES-BY CAR
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W-TURN OFF TO ONVERWACHT COTTAGES-HIKING ONLY
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X-PRIVATE ENTRANCE AND PROPERTY
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Y.1- BERGHUISIES - NR.4,5,6.7
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Y.2- SKAKELHUISIES –NR 2&3
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Y.3-KLIPHUISIE – NR.1
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Z-ROAD TO NOWHERE
