"Blustery day to summit Victoria Peak. The Kurktrekker trail a little tricky descending but everything else very manageable, including the peak that is well marked with cairns." — davidcase • Oct 9, 2022

"Epic trip around Jonkershoek. Super happy to have finally tagged Victoria Peak. It was a super day for the trek. Unfortunately the trails are very overgrown, but the views still made up for it. " — Kortstok • Sep 24, 2020

"I led a MCSA meet to Victoria Peak which meant we could get permission to camp out on Dwarsbergplato. The night was wet and misty but cleared up the next morning and we went exploring to find caves." — LeRoux-Kotze • Nov 17, 2018

"Friday 23-10-2015, 22h00 I’m coming to terms with the fact that I’m going to be going alone tomorrow. There’s nothing new about that idea. I run in the mountain every Saturday morning and I can’t remember when I last had company. Tomorrow is no ordinary mountain run though. I first heard of Victoria Peak about two years ago after two friends of mine joined a group of experienced hikers and spent the better part of a day hiking to the summit and back. At 1590m it is only 1 meter lower than the highest peak in the immediate range. The peak is deep in the range and has unobstructed views in almost every direction. From the summit I would be able to see areas that, in my mind, have always been hours apart and are divided by some spectacular mountain passes. Tomorrow I was going to attempt to summit the mountain that towered over those mountain passes. I always carry a hydration pack with about 2 litres of water on a long mountain run. I manage to squeeze a minimalist first aid kit, space blanket, beanie, gloves, Buff and a wind breaker into the pack as well. Everything has been set out on kitchen table. There will be some extras to my kit this week however. After all this is the Bola..." — desdeary • Oct 24, 2015