Nandi Mgwadlamba, spokesperson for SANParks, said, “This is due to the heavy and intermittent rain since yesterday, November 1 and this morning, November 2.” According to Mgwadlamba, the park has closed the trails as a precautionary measure for fear that hikers may slip because of wet conditions.
“The situation is closely monitored by the park’s trails division in both Bloukrans (Neil Swartz) as well as Storms River Mouth/Storms River (Victor Cunningham). The trails are expected to be open some time this week as very little rain is expected, mainly passing showers tomorrow.”
She said the park’s planned mountain biking fun ride in Knysna on Saturday, November 7 will also continue “as the weather is expected to clear by then”.
“There are no reported flooded areas in the Knysna and Wilderness sections of the GRNP. Most hiking trails in the GRNP are in the forest areas.”
“According to the Cape Town office of the South African Weather Services (SAWS) the rain will clear by this afternoon and the situation will normalise,” said Wouter Jacobs, disaster management coordinator at the Eden District Municipality.
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