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Agatha’s Gully

Camel Rock, Constantia Corner, Table Mountain

The Agatha’s Gully route is a slight variation on the standard Constantia Corner route. It’s is a slightly trickier route, and the trail is clearly not often used. [...]

Nursery Ravine

Nursery Buttress from Rycroft Gate, Kirstenbosch Gardens

Nursery Buttress is the dominant mountain feature above the Kirstenbosch Gardens. Nursery Ravine is to the left. This is quite a steep climb, but the path is well constructed and easy to follow. [...]

Paternoster Beach

Paternoster is a small fishing village on the West Coast. The developers have not yet managed to ruin it; it is a working fishing village (when the government deems to issue the fishermen with licenses) and it still retains is charm. [...]

Genadendal Hiking Trail

Bottom of big descent on Day 2, Genadendal Hiking Trail

The two day Genadendal Hiking Trail starts and ends in the tiny Overberg village of Genadendal. In the last week of June, I managed to persuade 5 other intrepid hikers to brave the wet Cape Winter to tackle this beautiful mountain adventure. [...]

Bloupunt

Bloupunt Summit

This is a tough hike in Montagu that takes you up Bloupunt, which is the highest peak in the area. You will be rewarded with unbeatable views, and a swim at one of the 3 waterfalls! [...]

Noordhoek Beach

Kakapo wreck, Noordhoek Beach

This is an easy walk along Noordhoek Beach, a pristine stretch of white sand running from Noordhoek at the foot of Chapman’s Peak to Kommetjie in the south. [...]

Constantia Corner

AT AT Imperial Walker

Another fantastic hike right on my doorstep, I have often walked right past this gem when walking from Constantia Nek. This route offers awesome views of False Bay, Orange Kloof, and Hout Bay. [...]

Right Face - Arrow Face Traverse

Traverse Cracks

This spectacular traverse on the face of Table Mountain is not for the faint-hearted! At two points the route appears to disappear: it in fact literally leads into the mountain itself through some narrow crevices. [...]

Papenboom Ravine—Dark Gorge

Looking back down Dark Gorge from the Saddle

I set off to test out the Papenboom Ravine—Dark Gorge route from Karen Watkins’ new book “Adventure Hikes in the Cape Peninsula” to see if her idea of including many small photos of crucial route points worked. It does! [...]

Jailhouse Rock

Western Cape Rock

Jailhouse Rock provides you with some fun climbing on great rock with beautiful views, all at the price of a quick drive to Silvermine and an easy walk-in. The routes are well bolted, and the locals are extremely friendly and helpful. [...]