Grades

Hopefully this will help you to understand the nature of the trek that you may want to undertake, these grades will give a general idea of what the day could be like.

  Fairly straight forward hillwalks, up to 6 hours, normally on paths and good terrain.

  Hillwalks of between 6-8 hours occasionally with no paths and some rough terrain. 

  Strenuous walks of over 8-10 hours, continuously over 900m, with rough terrain.

  Very strenuous walks of between 9-11 hours. sometimes involving the use of hands, little or no paths and on rough terrain, a truly wilderness experience.

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