![]() Latest time to start hiking back 19h00! Bring extra cash for a glass (or bottle) of Muratie wine at the top. Wear good walking/hiking shoes – you are climbing a mountain with over 200 wooden steps & various terrain.Ī FALKE sock hamper is up for grabs in the lucky draw and browse through the FALKE selection on sale at the Trail Centre. Bring something warm to wear after dark and a torch. Online bookings essential: You can be back at the Trail centre between 18h30/19h00, depending on your walking speed and the time you start going down. Venue: Dirtopia Trail Centre, Muratie Farm, Knorhoek Road, off the R44 near StellenboschĬost: R110pp & R55 for children under 10yrs (incl permit for marked route to be done after hours) Time: Arrival from 16h30, no later than 17h30 to start hike (you hike on your own time!) Coffee station will be open here until 7.3/8pm. In 1969, NASAs Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz. Snacks & drinks for sale at the Trail Centre where you collect you permit on arrival. PHOTOS: Meet the 12 men who walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972. The look-out point is called Gilloolys where you can enjoy your own packed picnic and wine from Muratie per glass or per bottle. Only 20-30 minutes to walk back to the Trail Centre at Muratie, depending on your pace of course.īring a blanket to sit on while you wait for the sunset / moon rise under the watchful eye of the Simonsberg mountain. ![]() There are signs along the singletrack route (with more than 200 steps) that is approximately 3.5km total, and it can take you 30 min up to 45 minutes to reach the picnic spot, so do not arrive later than 17h15 to ensure that you have the full experience. Walking by diffused moonlight at night is still an enjoyable experience.Finished for winter season - announcing new dates in Spring.īring a picnic to enjoy with views of the Cape wine lands and have an adventure on the forest singletrack when hiking back with your headlight with the (nearly) full moon in the sky…Ī circular hiking trail has been constructed by Dirtopia and runs from the Trail Centre at Muratie wine farm near Stellenbosch, to a viewpoint with spectacular views of the Winelands and Table Mountain in the distance. A clear night cannot be guaranteed and will still go ahead if cloudy. On the moonwalks, the crew was expected to assess the outcrop of rocks, lay out markers, work with the science team in Houston to decide the best representative samples based on the objectives, and to successfully collect the samples with no contamination using specially designed tools. If the weather is poor then the walk may be cancelled or rescheduled. This is a magical way to spend an evening in this beautiful Dark Sky Reserve. The climb up is not too strenuous and the terrain is grassy. ![]() The walk is slow and steady around the hillfort, taking in the twinkling lights of the distant villages and pausing to look at the moon and stars and listen to the night sounds. ![]() Once up top, you get a real feel for the size of original walls which would have stood 10 metres high and were 5ft thick. The walk starts at the car park and follows the footpath across Y Gaer Fach (small fort) then down to the base of Y Gaer Fawr (large fort) where you look up at the former stone ramparts on this 11 hectare site. If not, low headtorches can guide the way across this ancient landscape in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Join us for an exhilarating walk under the light of the Full Moon and discover the dark side of the Chilterns These evening walks take place on, or near. If it is a clear night, it will be possible to walk by moonlight alone. Wander across Garn Goch, one of Wales’ largest hillforts by the light of the full moon (weather depending…). ![]()
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