Who is doing or has done the Grand Traverse

Yes, our plans are in place except that we will be starting from Sentinel the morning of 10th April and not the 11th as originally posted.

Hi there !

I'm happy to say that, finally, I'm going for a GT this year.

With a friend, we will start from Witsieshoek on the 17th of April, and, with 13 days ahead, we would love to find some side trails connecting together, so we can extend a bit our traverse.

I still dont have much ideas, but as we'll be able to cover 20-25km per day, I'm open to any suggestion you may have  

Cheers, and thanks for this amazing forum, really helpful !
Mike.

Hi! 
im an experienced hiker from France and hoping to do the GDT for  7-8 days 
im going solo but reading about the various security issues - which seem rare but nonetheless exist
ill be in SA and not far from drakensberg around the 26 to 29 of march, but can start later if needed
please contact me if you're thinking about doing it around that time!
cheers,

edit : actually most likely doing the "mini traverse" eg the 60ish km hike. 

Hi there,

My wife and I are gearing up for a North-to-South unsupported Drakensberg Traverse this December, and we’re looking for 2-4 adventurous souls to join us!

The Plan:

• Dates: 16th to 27th December (12 days)
• Route: Following the scenic escarpment edge (not the inland route). We're not aiming to tag all the compulsory GT peaks but will include Cleft Peak, Mafadi, Thabana Ntlenyana
• Destination: Sani in 8 days, with a rest night, then extending into Sehlabathebe National Park via Devil’s Knuckles and wrapping up with a sleepover in Tarn Cave. Finish at Bushman's Neck

Logistics:

• Transport: Drive down from MPU, leave cars at Bushman's Neck, taxi to Witsieshoek on the 15th, overnight at Witsieshoek Backpackers, and start hiking from Sentinel Carpark on the 16th.
• Support: No resupply – carrying everything we need (yes, that means lugging around all those 'essentials' we convince ourselves we need).
• Training: Planning 1-2 training hikes in the Berg together beforehand to get into the collective groove

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong hikers familiar with the Drakensberg escarpment terrain.
• Experience with heavy backpacks (or a high pain threshold

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• A sense of humor and love for mountain madness is a must! 

We are experienced Drakensberg hikers and this will be our 4th December Traverse. If you’re up for the challenge, don’t mind a bit of suffering for some epic views, and can handle the occasional existential crisis on a cliff edge, drop me a message!

Cheers! 

Hi all

We (a group of 4-5 hikers) are planning a grand traverse between Monday 12th and Friday the 23rd of May 2025. It is a 12 day plan and we are hoping to organise a resupply roughly in the middle.
 1) Please can I have any advice on the preliminary route plan as per below (in terms of safety of camps, length of days, water etc.)
2) If anyone is willing to help us with a resupply hike, we are willing to contribute to your costs and would be very grateful!

Day 1) Sentinel car park to camp close to Stimela Peak
Day 2) To Ledges Cave
Day 3) To Twins Cave or Easter Cave
Day 4) To Rolands Cave (short day but keen to stay here specifically)
Day 5) To Nkosazana Cave / tent above Greys Pass
Day 6) To Upper Injasuthi Cave
Day 7) To Giants Cave, and hoping for a RESUPPLY on this day or possibly the day before?
Day 8) To camp in a region on map close to Dykes Gulley (any advice here in terms of suitable sites a safety?
Day 9)To Sani Backpackers
Day 10) To Sandleni Cave
Day 11) To Mzimude Cave
Day 12) To Bushmens Neck Please let me know if you have any comments on the route plan or if you are keen for a resupply mission!

I am relatively familiar with the area from day 1 to 5, whereas the rest of the route is mostly new to me/us.

Ray 

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Are you doing this with Meg?
She has another thread on this, look like the same dates.

Hello! I'm hoping to do the grand traverse at the end of April...is there a group that would be keen to take on a solo hiker? I am 26 y.o., living in Cape Town, from Canada and have extensive experience hiking in the Berg and elsewhere. 
Cheers! 

What is your plan for this route? We are considering it around those dates.

I'm going to do it this week.

Sorry! Had reply notifications turned off. I am open to either north-south or south-north but I think north-south is probably the best bet. How many in your party? What date do you plan to leave?