It was the perfect day for a leisurely hike past the pump station at Great Brak - you can carry on well past it if you stay on the right-hand side of the river (some great swimming holes with the release of water from the Wolwedans dam earlier in the a.m.). There is some minor bushwacking required as the trail is not maintained. It's not advisable to go much beyond that, as from there the original trail has been completely eroded during earlier floods. The trail is marked with either green spray paint (on rocks or tree stumps) as well as with the occasional double bare footprint in white paint - though you if you simply follow the small rock wall on the right-hand side of the river bed you'll find it easy to keep on track. You can return from the other side of the river if you watch carefully for a path through the brush (see the photos). Or you can simply walk along the dusty road all the way to the pump station & back.
There is plenty of bird life - and if you're stealthy, you'll come across buck and monkeys, too - and many great sites for a picnic lunch or dip in the refreshing water (don't be put off by the tea colour!).
Oh - and you'll note a strange orange/yellow sign missing virtually all of its letters - in fact, it is a warning to be cautious of water being released unannounced from the Wolwedans dam upstream!
Click any of the images below for more info on the route or for photos (there are many more on the sport-tracker site).
There is plenty of bird life - and if you're stealthy, you'll come across buck and monkeys, too - and many great sites for a picnic lunch or dip in the refreshing water (don't be put off by the tea colour!).
Oh - and you'll note a strange orange/yellow sign missing virtually all of its letters - in fact, it is a warning to be cautious of water being released unannounced from the Wolwedans dam upstream!
Click any of the images below for more info on the route or for photos (there are many more on the sport-tracker site).
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