If the trail to the top of the Brandwag Buttress is the most popular of Golden Gate Highlands National Park’s walks, and the Echo Ravine trail the most spectacular of the short walks radiating from Glen Reenen, then the Mushroom Rocks trail is the easiest and least demanding. And that’s a good thing, because you can concentrate on finding the little jewels hiding among Golden Gate’s flowing green grasslands and gawk at the amazing scenery without using it as an excuse to catch your breath 😉 . The only challenging section of the trail is the crossing over the Little Caledon River, especially in summer when the Park experiences most of its rainfall and even more so when lugging a couple of cameras, binoculars and water bottles along…
Which way to go?
Looking back at Glen Reenen
Looking up at the Mushroom Rocks
Dwarfed by the massive cliffs
Heading straight into a wall of rock?
Looking up
Water dripping from above
Dwarfed by the massive cliffs
Looking back at Glen Reenen
Moss growing where water drips from above
The trail
Looking up at the Mushroom Rocks
Drakensberg Crag Lizard
The Mushroom Rocks towering over Glen Reenen
The Little Caledon far below
Heading into the mountains
Scenery along the Mushroom Rock trail
Scenery along the Mushroom Rock trail
Crossing the Little Caledon requires a steady foot
Crossing the Little Caledon requires a steady foot
Crossing the Little Caledon requires a steady foot
The Mushroom Rocks towering over Glen Reenen
Glen Reenen camping grounds in the foreground
The valley Glen Reenen is located in
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Such a beautiful, quiet place, it was like being there, seeing the photos. Thanks:)
Thank you Mukhamani, and welcome here!
Pragtige formasies. Hierdie kranskoppe lyk indrukwekkend. BAie mooi fotos. Die kleure is treffend.
Baie dankie Spokie. Ja-Nee, in Golden Gate is daar geen tekort aan mooi goed om af te neem nie.
That’s quite a hike! Such beautiful scenery, and the Mushroom Rocks are spectacular. 🙂
Easiest by far of the three Golden Gate hikes we’ve featured, and there’s so much to see along the way!
Weer besonder mooi!
Dankie Dina
Ek kan my verkyk aan die rots formasies!! Pragtig!
Die kleure en vorms is darem so mooi, ne Aletta.
Beautiful!
janet
Thanks Janet
Great vistas Dries. They somehow remind me of a stay around the Malealea area years ago -although it wasn’t near as green then!
Thanks Maurice. I’m sure the whole Maluti Range is filled to the brim with spectacular scenery like this.
Spectacular views, as always!! Wow!
Thanks Janet!
The cliff and the mushroom rock are magnificent! You captured the beautiful scenery!
It really is breathtakingly beautiful. Thanks Amy!
Such stunning scenery…sigh…
🙂
Makes me want to flee the city again 😀