'Walk some hills' is an instruction from our Ultra Walk guide, so we did. And what a hill.
Loerkop.
A 3km circular trail.
It was a 1.6 km steep climb to the top of Loerkop which was marked with a cairn.
The 360-degree view makes the steep hike worthwhile: the whole chain of the Riviersonderend mountains is spread from east to west, with Greyton and Genadendal in sheltered positions.
The Overberg wheat belt a gentle dull brown wherever you look and to the south the massive Swartberg.
We could also see Bri and Di's home along the Krige Road from the cairn.
- Walking log: 25th January
Some power walking to get the heart rate up and build strength. And my steepest walk to date, I had to stop a couple of times to catch my breath. We then walked the remaining 4km from Loerkop into Greyton for stamina.
The heat was draining along the last part of the walk, not ideal at all.
Welcome swimming afterwards.
Walking companions: Brian and Dianne Dawes.
Total kilometres to date: 129.5
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