Hike Table Mountain Blog
Table Mountain hiking routes: Which is best? – 8 June 2017
About 65 hiking routes lead up Table Mountain, each unique in terms of views, difficulty, terrain, vegetation or...
Table Mountain hiking routes: Frustration Gorge – 4 June 2017
Frustration Gorge is a delightful route off-the-beaten track that leads up from Orange Kloof, a lush, secluded valley...
Grootkop Hike off-the-beaten track
Grootkop is a route a few locals bother with. Very few tourists experience this off the beaten track route route.....
Table Mountain hikes: take a walk on the wild side – 9 May 2017
It's easy to assume that Table Mountain offers little wilderness and nature due to its proximity to a city. The...
Table Mountain hikes: What is scrambling? – 14 April 2017
When it comes to Table Mountain hiking, scrambling has nothing to do with eggs. Scrambling can be defined as...
Table Mountain hiking in bad weather – 6 April 2017
Table Mountain gets a lot of cloud, even in summer. Mountains tend to generate cloud, and Table Mountain is no...
Hiking Table Mountain: Why use a guide? – 8 March 2017
Overlooking the bustling city center of Cape Town, Table Mountain must be one of the most underestimated mountains in...
Hiking Table Mountain: optimizing the experience – 21 February 2017
Most visitors to Cape Town regard Table Mountain as the centrepiece to Peninsula attractions. It therefore makes sense...
Table Mountain hiking routes: Llandudno Ravine – 9 February 2017
If you've been up with the cableway and wish to see Table Mountain from a different angle, or if you've hiked up to...
Hiking Table Mountain: choosing the best route for you – 1 February 2017
Lots of people are surprised that there are several hiking routes up Table Mountain - around 65, actually. The most...
Table Mountain hiking routes – 18 January 2017
Browsing the Internet for Table Mountain hikes, Platteklip Gorge and Skeleton Gorge are likely to show up most...
Hiking Table Mountain: how to optimize the experience – 12 January 2017
Table Mountain is an iconic landmark that in many ways define Cape Town and its inhabitants, so once you've decided to...
Hiking Table Mountain in the Southeaster
The Southeaster, also known as the Cape Doctor, is Cape Town's prevailing summer wind, howling across the Peninsula...
Hiking Table Mountain for the best views – 24 December 2016
While Table Montain hiking offers more than views, it's a pretty important component to a happy hike, at least if it's...
Table Mountain hikes: Left Face ‘B’ – 15 December 2016
Of all the 60-odd Table Mountain hiking routes, only 5 lead up the iconic front face of the mountain. And only one of...
Hiking Table Mountain on bad weather days – 9 December 2016
Table Mountain generates its own micro-climate, and it's worth taking note of this when planning your hike. Cape Town...
Table Mountain hikes: Porcupine Ravine – 2 December 2016
Porcupine Ravine is the name of a route that uses a ravine by that name to reach the summit plateau of the 12...
Hiking Table Mountain via the 12 Apostles – 23 November 2016
The Twelve Apostles is a chain of peaks extending behind the famous tabletop summit of Table Mountain. It's considered...
Hiking Table Mountain – Plan B: 16 November 2016
Summer in Cape Town sees the arrival of the Southeaster, a gale-force wind that tears across the Cape Peninsula from...
What’s the best Table Mountain hiking route?
Best is up to the individual hiker, but Platteklip Gorge is the most popular and well-known route only because it's...
Two things you should know about hiking Table Mountain in summer – 2 November 2016
When it comes to Table Mountain hiking, ignoring these two weather-related factors is a sure way to spoil your hike....
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