4 Best Hiking Routes in Cape Peninsula, Cape Town

If you are setting up a holiday to Cape Town, you simply choose the precise destination. Being known as the ‘Mother City’ in the world, Cape Town has got the finest for your yearnings. Now, if you seek for adventure here, the mountain range of Cape peninsula has everything of paths for hiking. Actually, there are 900 options to pick your choice that would never get shortage for new walks.

While you are experiencing a breathtaking hike on top of the Cape Peninsula, you will be offered with fantastic views to some of its vast paths. Take a look at these 4 best routes that satisfy most savvy hikers:

Kasteelspoort 

Up to the Table Mountain western flank, the Kasteelspoort is a renowned site for a rewarding hiking activity in Cape Town. In most situations, the beginning point of the hikers is at Theresa Avenue on the Camps Bay. This can be fairly challenging for you need to climb a little, but for certain, you’ll love such adventure. When you reach Kasteelpoort top you will be uncovering the valley of the red Gods from the Table Mountain and the Valley of Isolation after a short walk. The place is absolutely beautiful to relax for awhile before continuing to the next point. Afterwards, climb away from the valley towards the crest of the Blinkwater Peak and descend down to another valley called the Echo Valley. From there, you only need to follow the signs to bring you to Platteklip Gorge and cable car. To avoid trouble, guarantee if the cable car is operating in the day you take a hike at Platteklip, or else, you will surely experience a long walk along Platteklip George. 

Smut's Track

This is another exhilarating hiking route in Cape Town. The route will begin at the mountain’s base by Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, where ‘concerts in the park’ is very famous. The path up to the mountain may vary between well-positioned rocks and wooden footsteps. In Smut’s Track, you will be following Jan Smuts steps on the path. In the garden of  Kirstenbosch there are two restaurants to full your empty stomach.

Tranquility Cracks

This path nestles on the Slangolie Buttress crest over the Camps Bay. Slangolie Buttress has various routes that begins from Theresa Avenue. The twelve Apostles can be reached through the Pipe Track and up to the Corridor Ravine. Then, you will unravel the charm of Tranquility Cracks for just a short walk.

Silvermine

You will be going to start your walk on the road made of gravel under the Silvermine reservoir. This walk is exciting, taking you to a huge sphere circling the dam for more or less 3 hours. Afterwards, away from the road, your feet will take you to the mountainside and towards the Noordhoek Peak. In this path, a picturesque view will be uncovered by you.

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