HALF DAY HIKE OPTIONS
NURSERY / SKELETON GORGE CIRCUIT
Approx Hiking Time: 3 hours
Level Of Difficulty: Both gorges are steep and strenuous. Some ladders and boulders to negotiate. However, no exposure.
Brief Overview : Two strenuous gorges, 20 minutes apart. Above Kirstenbosch gardens with magnificent views of False Bay. This route offers some of the best indigenous forests and fynbos viewing on the mountain.
PLATTEKLIP GORGE
Approx Hiking Time: 2 hours-Including Maclears Beacon circuit 3 hours
Level Of Difficulty: Steep and strenuous. No exposure
Brief Overview : Platteklip Gorge ofers the fastest way to the Table Top of the mountain. Spectacular views over the city and Robben Island are a highlight. Take the Cable car down.This walk may be extended to add a walk to Maclears Beacon the highest point on the mountain.
NEWLANDS FOREST CIRCUIT
Approx Hiking Time: From 1 to 3 hours
Level Of Difficulty: Easy
Brief Overview : A stroll through the forest of Newlands escaping the city for a while. The numerous paths leading around the forest and to the contour path, mean a walk can take as long as we like.
ROOIKATS RAVINE
Approx Hiking Time: 2 hours.
Level Of Difficulty: A short strenuous climb.
Brief Overview : An excellent walk, for those with little time, but keen to get some exercise. The waterfall found at the top of the steep path is well worth the effort. Covered in moss, and slowing to a trickle during the summer months. It is surely one of the most beautiful sights on the mountain.
LIONS HEAD
Approx Hiking Time: 3 hours.
Level Of Difficulty: Some exposure.
Brief Overview : Lions Head, the sugarloaf peak alongside the main Table Mountain,offers some of the best views in the Cape. A short steep ascent, with magnificent 360 degree views from the top. There are 2 routes possible. One following an exciting scrambling route with the assistance of chains. The other avoids the chains and is a less exciting, but still a steep route.
