Cleopatra’s Mountain Farmhouse sits on the Mooi River in the foothills of the Drakensburg at approximately 1,500 m. Accessible only via dirt roads, with the route options being rough with lots of potholes or very rough with worse potholes. We took the former on recommendation, although the latter is shorter (and shown on google maps). Although only 40km from the closest town, Nottingham Road, the journey is over an hour, but worth it for the stunning scenery and isolation (hardly surprising). Cleopatra’s mountain has to be viewed from the right angle, with a little imaginination, to see the resemblance.
Close-by, at just below 2,000 m, is the Highmoor Nature Reserve with hiking trails and fantastic views of Giant’s Castle mountain in the Drackensburg. On the day we visited there were only two other walkers in the reserve.
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