Cathedral peak to Mnweni Cultural centre

I've been eyeing that valley too - the Ntsintsintsi. Coming off the Puddings and Cathedral its very broad and grassy. No doubt there will be obstacles hidden in that soft-looking grass, especially lower down: boulders, trenches and terrain that suddenly appears out of nowhere, but I think you can get down there. See attached pic.



The waypoint that you have marked on Google Earth is in fact where the the smuggling route from Ntonjelana Pass cuts across the valleys, more or less parallel to the Cathedral Range. You don't have to turn left there. There is a path taking you straight on to the junction of the Ntsintsintsi and the Ntonjelana ephumalanga, where it descends steeply into the main valley (this steep descent can be seen on the way to Waterfall Cave - its on the Little berg spur in the centre of the picture).

This is probably not a bad way to get back to the MCC. There are places on either side of the The Bell too. From Bugger Gully you can also carry on straight down the valley towards Sqonqweni Cave, from where there is a trail which eventually takes you back to the MCC via the koppie known as Xhozo. This route is much longer though.

These little "hidden" valleys below the Cathedral Range on the Mnweni side are real little gems by the way!