567 ha Land available in Elandsrivier

Location

The farm sits on the southern side of the Groot Winterhoek mountain range nestled in between the Kwazunga and Elands Rivers. It borders onto the Groendal Wilderness Area to the East which apparently happens to be the only official wilderness area in the Eastern Cape. The property is just 50km from PE with only 21km of this being on good gravel roads including 2, 5kms across other farms making the property absolutely safe and private.

Size

Made up of 1 title, the property is 567 hectares in extent.

Description

As discussed the property borders onto Groendal which incidentally measures 30 000ha in extent and of special interest is the rich biodiversity with over 2000 recorded species of fynbos plus 180 bird species. The property itself is very similar to the adjoining wilderness area in that it displays a high diversity of vegetation types and in being mostly rugged mountainous terrain with some flat, well grassed plateaus intersected by various streams and/or deep ravines covered with isolated pockets of Afromontane forest. The permanent stream itself, located near the Western border, is one of the prettier you will encounter and even during the current extended drought it maintained a reasonable flow rate forming a series of picturesque miniature cascades and numerous shaded pools. The property has several drainage lines which feed water into the Elands River. The area in general is perhaps one of the last true stretches of pristine wilderness outside of the Baviaanskloof.

Despite the above mentioned relatively close proximity to the urban centre of Port Elizabeth, this farm still remains extremely remote due to the fact that there are no roads on the vast neighbouring Groendal Wilderness to the East and then also the formidable surrounding escarpment that guards both Western and Northern access to the property. The property begins shortly after crossing the Elands River and climbs from 300m in elevation to a summit point at 840m above sea level affording panoramic views in every direction with the stand out features being: Cockscomb Peak, the Sand River Dam, the Kwazunga Valley, the Elands River and the Indian Ocean in the distance.