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Take a day trip to Spitskop and enjoy the scenery deep in the Knysna Forest.\u00a0 If you follow the Prince Alfred Pass that links Avontuur to Knysna you will pass the turn-off to Spitskop.\u00a0 \u00a0Take your own refreshments as there are no facilities along the road.\u00a0 It is a slow drive as the gravel road may not be in a good condition and in any way, you should not be in hurry because the road is at times very potholed and maybe, just maybe, you will spot an elusive Knysna elephants.<\/p>\n

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Along the route you will find a couple of picnic spots with the beautiful names like Valley of Ferns, Ysterhoutrug and Diepwalle.\u00a0 In the shade of some indigenous trees at Ysterhoutrug picnic spot you can light a fire for a braai\u00a0<\/em>as there are designated areas.\u00a0 This is also a good stop for the children to stretch their legs as there are basic toilet facilities and water tanks to wash their hands.<\/p>\n

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When you arrive at the top you can, on a clear day, enjoy a 360-degree view of the surrounding area.\u00a0 If you know the area you can identify the Knysna Heads as well as some other features like Robberg towards the Plettenberg Bay area. Take note that on a rainy day Spitskop will be covered in clouds and mist and you will not be able to enjoy the view.<\/p>\n

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But you will ask why\u00a0 is this spot important?\u00a0 In the woodcutters\u2019 era Spitskop used to be a fire station manned by an Italian, Guiseppe Sciocatti, who kept a beady eye on fires in the area.\u00a0 Guiseppe was one of the descendants of Italian immigrants that was lured to the forest to farm with mulberries in a silk trade venture, but things did not work out well for the Italian families.\u00a0 Yet another interesting story for another post.<\/p>\n

If you put the following (S 33\u00b0 54.723 E 023\u00b0 08.229)<\/span><\/strong><\/a> coordinates into your GPS you will experience this amazing view.\u00a0 Remember the golden rule is to see all and only leave your footprints for the next visitor to enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take a day trip to Spitskop and enjoy the scenery deep in the Knysna Forest.\u00a0 If you follow the Prince Alfred Pass that links Avontuur to Knysna you will pass the turn-off to Spitskop.\u00a0 \u00a0Take your own refreshments as there are no facilities along the road.\u00a0 It is a slow drive as the gravel road may not be in a good condition and in any way, you should not be in hurry because the road is at times very potholed and maybe, just maybe, you will spot an elusive Knysna elephants. Along the route you will find a couple of picnic spots with the beautiful names like Valley of Ferns, Ysterhoutrug and Diepwalle.\u00a0 In the shade of some indigenous trees at Ysterhoutrug picnic spot you can light a fire for a braai\u00a0as there are designated areas.\u00a0 This is also a good stop for the children to stretch their legs as… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[308,1015,215,171,709,613,592,1010,1208,713,712,917,1014],"class_list":["post-4090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-africa-geocaching-countries","tag-diepwalle","tag-guiseppe-sciocatti","tag-knysna","tag-knysna-forest","tag-picnic-spots-in-the-knysna-forest","tag-prince-alfred-pass","tag-robberg","tag-spitskop","tag-view-points-knysna-forest","tag-visit-knysna","tag-visit-the-garden-route","tag-what-to-do-in-knysna","tag-ysterhoutrug"],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\nSPITSKOP ON PRINCE ALFRED'S PASS - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take a day trip to Spitskop and enjoy the scenery deep in the Knysna Forest. 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