Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve - Three Rondavels 
Running parallel to Blyde River Canyon, are particularly spectacular views. Another magnificent viewpoint is the Three Rondavels View Site, reached on a side road (3km/2mi) which goes off R 532 on the right 13.5km/8.5mi beyond Bourke's Luck Potholes. Above the 700m/2300ft deep gorge rear the Three Rondavels and Maripeskop (1944m/6378ft), the highest peak in the Transvaal Drakensberg, named after a Pulana chief named Maripe who in the early 19th C fled with his tribe to the mountain, from which he successfully beat off attacks by the Swazis.
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Far below, at the inflow of the Ohrigstad River, glitters an artificial lake created by the damming of the Blyde River.
R 532 then continues along the edge of the Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve for a few mi, passing Odendaal Camp, a well equipped holiday village, and then turns west to join R 36. Here there is a choice of routes. To the north are a beautiful pass and a reptile park; the direct route runs south.
R 532 then continues along the edge of the Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve for a few mi, passing Odendaal Camp, a well equipped holiday village, and then turns west to join R 36. Here there is a choice of routes. To the north are a beautiful pass and a reptile park; the direct route runs south.
