Attaquaskloof Ox wagon trail
First trail to Oudtshoorn
In 1689 Ensign Isaac Schrijver of the Dutch East India Company first blazed this trail. It was the first route recorded of settlers crossing the Outeniqua mountains towards the Klein karoo It took him a week to cross the mountains. Subsequently, the route was used by other explorers such as Van Plettenberg and Van Reenen. Until the Robinson Pass was built in1869 the route was trampled by thousands of oxen dragging wagons. This is rated as one of the top 10 4×4 trails in Southern Africa. Interesting sights of historical significance are the ruins of an old toll house and an Anglo-Boer war blockhouse.
