Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve: Truitjieskraal has been closed until further notice!

CapeNature, the public institution with the responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's Western Cape, has announced that Truitjieskraal in the Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve has been closed until further notice due to the access road being damaged by heavy rain and hail.
Truitjieskraal boasts some of the most impressive of sandstone formations in the Greater Cederberg region with rock art dating back to 5000 years ago. The site is located on an old route from the farms in the east to those in the Breekkrans River valley in the west. Stock farmers used it until the mid-twentieth century to move their sheep and goats from winter to summer grazing areas. Truitjieskraal is also a popular rock climbing venue with a range of grades from easy to difficult on vertical to overhanging rock.
Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve is located on the eastern edge of the Cederberg Mountains, about three to four hours from Cape Town and 35 kilometres beyond Algeria. The 12 800ha reserve lies in a transitional zone where fynbos and lowland succulent Karoo vegetation overlap.