PROPERTIES — NORTH WEST
Kranskloof
"If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain."
Venue Information
Venue Overview | Kranskloof is one of the closest Magaliesberg trad climbing areas to Johannesburg. With one of the shortest and flattest walk-ins, it’s an open, sunny kloof with a good variety of climbs between the grades of 11 to 22. |
Permit / Permission info | Kranskloof is privately owned and access is at the discretion of the land owner. No permits are available for non-members. A cash charge of R40 per member and per guest is charged, to be paid to the MCSA Administrator, who will pay the owner. |
Approx travel time from Jhb | Approx. 90 minutes. |
Parking info | The parking area is located near a farmhouse and is considered safe. |
Walk-in | The walk in to Kranskloof is the shortest for a Magaliesberg trad climbing venue with a total distance of 900m over relatively flat terrain, though it takes about 25 minutes because the path is heavily overgrown. |
Accommodation | No camping available. |
Availability of drinking water | Water is generally available throughout the year at the lower section of the kloof, but it is best to take water when climbing during the winter months. |
Climbing route guide | Route guide is available from MCSA Jhb Section. |
Climbing info | There are approximately 160 trad climbs in Kranskloof, most of which are two pitches in length. The venue has a good variety of climbs between the grades of 11 to 22. Climbs can be found in either the sun or the shade. Access off the climbs is generally by walking down various gullies as indicated in the route book. |
Child-friendly | Yes – the walk in is only 900m, though the path is overgrown and care will need to be taken. |
Swimming | The pools are too small to swim in, but are big enough to splash around in to cool off, especially for children. |
Camp fires | Strictly no fires permitted. |
Other attractions | |
Dangers | The property owner did note that there was a large python in the kloof. |
Contact details | Kranskloof access is restricted to each MCSA member taking one guest. No permits are available for non-members. Contact MCSA Jhb for more info. |
Disclaimer
Mountaineering (climbing and hiking) is de facto an activity which carries certain inherent risks. Neither the MCSA, nor any of its members or representatives accept responsibility for any deaths, injury or illness sustained or suffered by any person or for any theft, loss or damage to any property that result from participation in MCSA activities, no matter in what manner caused and whether allegedly due to negligence or not.