Greetings. Myself and two friends want to go do the Outeniqua trail 7-days. Has anybody done this? What fitness level is required? I have never hiked before so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Ronette
There’s a good review of the last 5 days of the hike here:
The 7/10 rating places it on Otter / Fanie Botha type difficulty; so easier than a Drakensberg-escarpment hike or the Amatola; but certainly no doddle. The last day is quite easy. Doing the full 7-days also adds the additional fatigue element so being fit will be important.
Cape-hike has a very nice write up on the first 3 days:
https://www.cape-hike.co.za/outeniqua-hiking-trail/