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. [...]
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 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. [...]  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! [...]  This energetic route on Table Mountain makes for an awesome late afternoon hike, treating you to unbeatable views of the Mother City. [...] There are any number of routes up Table Mountain. This one follows a ravine which has its base in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. If, like me, you balk at the thought of paying the gate fee just to get access to the mountain, you can start your walk at Cecilia Forest, and access [...]  This is a quick walk around the base of Lion’s Head. I often do this as a light trail run. Getting there: start at the same place as you would if going up Lion’s Head Distance: 5.26km circuit Start of Lion's Head loop At the right-hand corner of the hut at the start [...]  This little gem, hidden away in Gardens at the top of the Cape Town City Bowl, makes it possible to get in a bit of climbing without leaving the City limits. Getting there: from Tamboers Kloof, drive up Molteno Road, almost to the top and turn right into Glencoe Crescent. Drive to the end [...]  I finally got a chance to take some photos of the new protection that has been placed on the scramble on the India—Venster Route on Table Mountain. [...]  This route contains actual climbing, and some pretty serious exposure, following the skyline of the ridge up which the telephone lines can be seen. There are 3 sections with chains protecting some pretty serious little climbs — a fair bit more hectic than the tame little scrambles on Lion’s Head. [...] This is a fairly short hike with great views of Hout Bay and Llundudno. There is a little bit of very easy scrambling at the very top; each of the scrambles taking you up only a meter or two at a time. Getting there: drive up Suikerbossie from Hout Bay, turning into Mount Rhodes. [...] |
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