This document is a guide to the Giant's Cup Hiking Trail, located in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. At over 70km in length, it's one of the most attractive trails in the country.
This Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife visitor guide covers the Giant's Cup Hiking Trail in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park. It describes a route of over 70 km that begins at Sani Pass at 2847 m and is presented as achievable in five days by someone of average fitness, with stage-by-stage directions for each day, distances, huts and landmarks such as Ngenwa Pool and Pholela Hut.
The booklet also covers practical arrangements: reaching the trail head, the Mountain Rescue Register at Cobham, climate, fauna, bookings, tariffs, how to get there, general information, transport and parking, indemnity and notes. It states that the information was translated from the German Outdoor Handbook - Südafrika Drakensberge Giant's Cup Trail by Regina Stockmann and updated by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife staff.
The guide states that the trail is over 70 km in length and can be completed in five days by someone of average fitness.
It begins at Sani Pass at an altitude of 2847 m, and the trail head sign is approximately 6.4 km from the turnoff onto the gravel road.
Yes. Before starting, or at the end of the first day, hikers must visit the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Office at Cobham and complete the Mountain Rescue Register.
Pholela Hut is an old farmhouse with 30 bunk-beds in four rooms; two rooms have built-in fireplaces, and there are bathrooms with showers and a covered braai area.