4.2km
Total Distance
243m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 4.2 km walk from the village of Ha Mathula up onto Thaba-Bosiu, the sandstone plateau 24 km east of Maseru that served King Moshoeshoe I as a natural fortress from July 1824. The plateau rises about 106 m above the valley inside a belt of cliffs some 12 m high, and Moshoeshoe I and Moshoeshoe II are buried on top.

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy