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Deadvlei – Oasis in the Namib Desert loop from Sossusvlei 2x4 Parking

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Deadvlei – Oasis in the Namib Desert loop from Sossusvlei 2x4 Parking

Moderate

4.6

(7)

120

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Deadvlei – Oasis in the Namib Desert loop from Sossusvlei 2x4 Parking

04:08

14.4km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Namib-Naukluft National Park

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Start point

Parking

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230 meters in altitude in a maximum of 5 minutes!

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Deadvlei

Highlight • Natural Monument

You've seen it many times in pictures but when you're here it looks gigantic. People are so small in this huge landscape. Created from lakes, you walk on rock-hard, dry ground. You shouldn't touch the trees!

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Oasis in the Namib Desert

Highlight • Lake

Must have been shortly after a cloudburst, otherwise you wouldn't find any lakes here.

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Hidden Vlei Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

From this parking lot you can continue by shuttle, which is recommended if you don't want to get stuck in the sand with your car.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.70 km

5.48 km

173 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

1.35 km

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

30°C

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

November 13, 2022,Sossusvlei und Deadvlei 🇳🇦 😍 📷

At Deadvlei I forgot to stop the recording. There was just too much adrenaline in the blood from the impressions in the desert. But the way to and from the parking lot at Deadvlei is also a little adventure, switch on all-wheel drive, let the air out of the wheels and cruise through the sand.

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