Hiking Cape Town 35 spectacular hikes in and around Cape Town

Title: Hiking Cape Town
Subtitle: 35 spectacular hikes in and around Cape Town
Author: Evelyn John Holtzhausen
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Struik Travel & Heritage
Cape Town, South Africa 2022
ISBN 9781775848271 / ISBN 978-1-77-584827-1
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 152 pages, throughout colour photos and maps

About: Hiking Cape Town 35 spectacular hikes in and around Cape Town

This guide showcases many of the best, most accessible and enjoyable hikes in the Table Mountain National Park and some further afield. Hiking Cape Town 35 spectacular hikes in and around Cape Town is aimed at hikers who enjoy a reasonable level of fitness, which means that most of the routes range from easy to moderately difficult. A few strenuous outings that require a higher degree of hiking fitness and stamina are also included. Some of the route descriptions provide 'add-ons', these are short or long detours or extensions to the hike, to suit those who may appreciate the challenge of going just that little bit further. The majority of hikes featured here are 3.5-5 hours long, with the longest being 7-8 hours. Distances are given in kilometres, and range from 5 to 18 km. While most durations given include stops to enjoy a snack or admire the view, they also take into account the type of terrain and the number and degree of steep inclines covered along the way. Most of the hikes start and end at the same place, either following a circular route or using the same path to return to the starting point. A few start and end at different locations, requiring a car, taxi or e-hailing service to get back to the start. GPS coordinates for the starting point of each hike are given in decimal degrees. This format expresses latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree and is compatible with GPS devices and web mapping applications such as Google Maps. Each hike description is also accompanied by a route map that is easy to follow.

Content: Hiking Cape Town 35 spectacular hikes in and around Cape Town

Foreword
Author's note
Introduction
CITY BOWL
1 Lion's Head Circuit
2 Deer Park to Contour Path Circuit
3 Saddle Path to Kirstenbosch
4 Table Mountain to Kirstenbosch via the Aqueduct
ATLANTIC SEABOARD
5 Kasteelpoort
6 Diagonal Route
7 Corridor Ravine
8 Llandudno Ravine to Constantia Nek
SOUTHERN SUBURBS
9 Woodcutters' Path
10 Kirstenbosch Contour Path
11 Skeleton Gorge and Nursery Ravine
CONSTANTIA
12 Constantia Nek Circuit
13 Camel Rock via
De Villiers Reservoir
HOUT BAY
14 Blackburn Ravine
15 Myburgh's Ravine and Myburgh's Waterfall Ravine
16 Chapman's Peak
SILVERMINE
17 Amphitheatre Circuit
18 Skyline Path and Noordhoek Peak
19 Old Wagon Road and River Walk
20 Constantiaberg
21 Higher Steenberg Peak
FALSE BAY
22 Echo Valley and Spes Bona
23 Bailey's Kloof
24 Elsie's Peak
CAPE POINT
25 Gifkommetjie to Cape of Good Hope
26 Kanonkop Circuit
27 Shipwreck and Sirkelsvlei Circuit
KOMMETJIE
28 Scarborough to Kommetjie
FURTHER AFIELD
29 Vine Trail, Zevenwacht Wine Estate
30 Uitkyk Trail, Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve
31 Leopard Loop, Helderberg Nature Reserve
32 Gantouw Pass, Hottentots Holland Mountains
33 Houw Hoek Circuit, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
34 Leopard's Kloof Trail, Harold Porter National Botanical Garden
35 Palmiet River Trail, Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Acknowledgements