Climb to the Summit of Generaalskop
If the place was so great that a national park was created just to protect the scenic landscape, you can be sure a hiking trail through Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Free State is going to be a stonker. And it is — just don't expect it to be easy.
While on day two you climb almost to the summit of Generaalskop (2 732 m), one of the highest peaks in the province, day one, which has you clambering behind those big sandstone buttresses that give the park its name, is even more demanding, albeit only 15 km long. With luck, by the time you get there, the rather tired hut will have been given the necessary upgrade.