Secret Valley All Trad climbing 7 routes in crag

To reach the cliffs, drive toward Gitarama but, before leaving the crowded environs of Kigali (and well before the turn off to Ruhengeri), take a hidden dirt road down an embankment, over a bridge, across a soccer pitch, and then right following the river with several bridges that lack railings (drive carefully, especially if wet!). After 10 minutes, you will see the cliffs high on the hill to your right. Turn around and park 200 meters further back.

Descend on a trail to the river and cross it (former bridge was washed out so the river may need to be forded – making Secret Valley not ideal after heavy rains). Pick up a series of steep trails which first traverse left then head more or less straight up. After 20 minutes or so from the car, traverse left to the base of the cliffs or continue higher and the head left across a slab to reach the cliff top (where a lone tree provides a top rope anchor). An extra rope is needed to extend the anchor 50 feet down to the cliff edge. Also, the rope crosses over a walking path, so it may be wise to pay a "guard".

From the top, a scramble descent to the right (facing down) is possible, but use care as there is some exposure.

We parked at -1.926225, 30.027343 or 1°55'34.4"S 30°01'38.4"E, which is on the road about parallel to the cliffs. Be careful of the river; it hadn't yet started raining where we were but the river rose rapidly and we had to ford it on the way back.