{"id":8286,"date":"2017-01-15T12:43:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T10:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/?p=8286"},"modified":"2017-01-15T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T10:43:15","slug":"hike-bergriver-dam-franschoek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.henriska.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/hike-bergriver-dam-franschoek\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike – Bergriver Dam, Franschoek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hike<\/a>On Saturday, 14 January 2017, a group of 23 hikers from Stellenberg Stappers <\/a>and also Mountain Club of South Afrika (Paarl\/Wellington Section)<\/a> took a hike in the mountain around the Bergriver Dam near Franschoek. \u00c2\u00a0The hike is somewhere around\u00c2\u00a016.5km in length and not very strenuous at all. \u00c2\u00a0See the map<\/a> below for what the hike looks like.<\/p>\n

The first section from the entry gate is along the dirt road and then one turns left to make a steady climb up the mountain to reach the highest point of the hike. \u00c2\u00a0From there the remainder of the hike is basically level and downward back to the road that runs along the river back to the gate.<\/p>\n

It was very hot, close to 30 degrees so take a lot of water and as can be seen from the photos below<\/a>, there is no trees or any shade to hide under. \u00c2\u00a0Also the river is very low so no possibility to take a dip to cool of.<\/p>\n

After about a hour of hiking we reached the first crossing of the river and spend some time next to the river having tea and some snacks.<\/p>\n

Photo Gallery:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Route map:<\/strong><\/h4>\n