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I wonder if anyone could give me a bit of guidance.
I hiked a fair amount of the Southern Drakensberg
when i lived in Dbn , many years ago.
I'm now in Jhb and would like to try out the central/northern region
at the end of Feb.
From browsing the web two caves appear popular for over night stays.
Marble baths cave & lower injusuti cave. They also seem to have nice pools enroute'.
Which of these caves would you recommend ?
And is there a route option to include Marble baths if we were to stay at lower Injusuti cave ?

looking forward to any assistance

Mike

Hi Mike

Of the two caves, LIC is the most comfortable (haven't slept in MBC, but it is clearly inferior to LIC) - good shelter, plenty of space, even some straw on the cave floor and some stone walls for (dubious?) shelter from the wind.

Both have very nice pools for swimming/bathing, but MBC is a bit closer to its water, and the Marble Baths could provide a bit more fun (you MUST ride the supertube! - photo below).

The only path connecting the two caves is via the Marble Baths Fork. One route which will provide some stunning views of the escarpment and visits to three or four valleys, would be to walk from the camp to Centenary Hut (via Fergy's cave - no camping allowed there), then along the contour path and down the ridge to LIC, then down the valley to Marble Baths Fork and up to Marble Baths (and the cave), and from there you can walk straight back to camp or follow the contour path to Grindstone Cave or Old Woman stream.

Of all the lower berg areas I have visited, Injasuthi is the most beautiful. It also has some of the most impressive stretches of escarpment in the berg.

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Hope this helped. Enjoy!

Injusuti can also be the hell of the lost hiker so please make sure you have decent pre-planned routes/ GPS tracks to follow because this time of the year lower down the paths are mostly overgrown and hard to follow.
Most beautiful and intimidating(depending what your doing) part of the berg in my opinion.

Cheers

MBC anex is the better cave to sleep in, more of a cave that the main cave, and only around the corner of the main cave.

Thanks so much for the info - will keep you posted.

I would also like to check out the Injasuthi region in the next few months, is anyone able to comment about the current state of the road? When I phoned the lady at the office she just told me that the road was "BAD!!"