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Trail
Facilities
Elands
Rivier Day Walk |
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Rock Hopper Day Walk |
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Klip River
Day Walk |
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| Klip River | |||
| Elands River | |||
| Rock Hopper | |||
| Basic Necessities (weighting = 5) | |||
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Booking / information facilities |
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Clear road signs to start of hike or guide |
| Track accessible for normal cars to start of hike | |||
| Relative safe parking from public areas and veld fires within 1 km of start | |||
| Readable clear maps according to scale | |||
| General basic information on trail and environment | |||
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Effective trail markers only / obvious clear path |
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Dangerous places marked |
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Safe and effective river crossings/ stiles or escape routes marked on map and on trail |
| Additional Requirements (accumulative weighting = 3) | |||
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Access road to start of trail graded gravel - 3 km |
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Parking: Shaded trees | ||
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Either shuttle service for open ended trails; or circular; or network | |
| Good quality mono / colour map, with contour lines | |||
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Standard brochure with basic information |
| Trail markers with distance indication | |||
| Trees identified or other environmental education | |||
| Information signs indicating scenic places, lunch spots, swimming places, etc. | |||
| Telephone for emergency use at start or end or cellphone access | |||
| Basic medical aid at start and end of trail | |||
| Drinking water en route each during rainy seasons only | |||
| Desirable Facilities (accumulative weighting = 2) | |||
| Reception office - on site or nearby | |||
| Access road: (Last section, to start of trail/parking place) - tarred road or transport provided/public transport | |||
| Garage or undercover parking (1) | |||
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Parking: security guard/lock-up garage (3) | ||
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Colour map with contours and additonal information |
| Good quality brochure for environmental education | |||
| Fire extinguisher | |||
| Telephone at start AND end and cellphone on whole trail | |||
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Drinking water en route each day - whole year |
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