routes listed from South to North ! False Bay Peaks, paths and caves Silvermine (Muizenberg side) Silvermine (South), Kalkbay mountain Tokai Forest - Elephants Eye Cave - Noordhoek Peak - Manor House Constantia / Tokai green belt Cecelia/Nursery/de Villier's dam Circuit Cecelia - Table Mountain road - Ash Valley variation Devil's Peak - Quarry and cannons Devil's Peak middle Contour circuit Deer Park Loop Lion's Head circuit Signal Hill Circuit Milnerton/Table View beach run Blouberg hill at Melkbosch Stellenboschberg Traverse (Stellenbosch mountains) AASVOELKRAANS MOUNTAIN ENVIRO RUN, MONTAGU Some of the Books and maps available on hiking routes

False Bay Peaks, paths and caves - Muizenberg Park - from the grass on the corner diagonally opposite the Shoprite parking lot at the main Muizenberg traffic lights - along beach, rocks and walkway to Kalk Bay .. up Echo Valley (or easier angled mule track to keep running) to big boulders halfway up Echo. Take small lefthand path through eye in rocks over to Clovelly side. Scramble up to Boomslang cave. Go through Boomslang cave (100m pitch black + short crawl - torches necessary) right thru mountain to upper Echo Valley again. Run / walk through yellowwood forest to Amphitheatre (Lovely nooks and scrambles like Tranquility cracks) Over the top and run along narrow but flat and sandy ridge path. Down briefly into Spes Bona and up onto next flat, sandy ridge path (spectacular views) run gently (but spectacularly) down to jeep tracks pick up path to Muizenberg cave go through Muizenberg cave (optional but a 'fun' diversion) Run along beautiful, thin sandy flat ridge path which ultimately zigzags down to top of Pecks Valley. can go down there or do another small but really nice loop over Muizenberg peak and back to same point. TORCHES ESSENTIAL!!! ±12 kays ± 2.5 hours depending on rests. Silvermine (Muizenberg side) - From the parking area where the pine trees used to be, on the Muizenberg side of Silvermine, just after the top of Ou Kaapse Weg - up gravel road past the waterfall; take left hand fork. After about 250m or so, take sandy path to the left, which runs up the valley parallel to the road. (There are actually two of these paths, so it doesn't matter if you miss the first). Straight across an intersection, then keep right at the next fork. The path meets the gravel road very close to Junction Pool. Straight across and up the steep hill with the broken concrete tracks. About 50m after Nellie's Pool at the top, take sandy path to the left up towards Muizenberg cave. Skirt the cave amphitheatre to the left, then take the path to the right. Take left-hand fork soon afterwards and keep heading up in a north-easterly direction. There are two more intersections of sorts; keep right at both. Near the crest of the ridge you will be able to see Sandvlei in front of you and then soon afterwards a beacon down to the right above Muizenberg. Follow the path down to the beacon (it becomes indistinct over the last 30m or so.) The view from the beacon is awesome. Head back up along the same path, but this time don't turn off at all -keep straight on. After crossing a wetland area , the path crosses the gravel road, with the naval radio station off to the right. Cross the road, and straight on for about 50m, then turn left along a sandy, stony track. After a couple of hundred metres, and before you reach the gravel road again, turn right (immediately after a small stream) and you will be back on the original path you came up on. Follow path down to the road and then the road back to the car park. ±80/85 minutes 10km Silvermine (South), Kalkbay mountain - From Silvermine picnic area, at the top of Ou Kaapse Weg (the entrance on the left coming from Tokai) through the gate and park anywhere where the trees used to be. - along the jeep track, stick to the right at both intersections, the second of which will goes behind Kalkbay mountain, follow the trail up to the neck through the valley. At the neck take a left through the amphitheatre a right at the top of the ridge and follow the trail until you reach a route marker to the left - down through the Amazon forest to the jeep track. Now a two kay slog up to the crossing will to the trail leading to Junction pool - make a left at the pool - follow the track down to the start. ± 10 k ± 90 min Tokai Forest - Elephants Eye Cave - nek at the top of Blackburn Ravine - Noordhoek Peak - Noordhoek Fire Lookout - Silvermine Dam - Tokai Forest - Manor House (pictures) - from the arboretum car park in Tokai Forest - the "Elephant Trail" straight up through the forest towards the Tokai Lookout Hut. (3 km / 30 mins) - Side excursion to look at Elephants Eye Cave ( 4 km / 50 mins) - Path or road towards Silvermine - up to the nek at the top of Blackburn Ravine. - either - follow the road towards Noordhoek Peak. (8 km / 1 hr 45). - or - take the (longer) Panorama Path between the Nek and Noordhoek Peak (10 km / 1 hr 45 ). (In the event of bad weather stay on the road. ) - From Noordhoek Peak follow the road to the Noordhoek Fire Lookout - down towards Silvermine Dam. (15 km / 2 hr 30) - Gravel road back into Tokai Forest, - shortest way back to the Manor House. (22 km / 3 hr 15). ± 3hrs ± 20 k Constantia / Tokai green belt - An out and back route from the parking lot at the horse crossing on Constantia main road, halfway between the Stone church and Groot Constantia - over the horse crossing and down the lane to Peddlars. Turn left at Peddlars, and after about 200 m. take the green belt path (?Kreupelbosch). Follow this path, cross over Firgrove way into green belt next to the Blue Route freeway, and follow this path until you reach the cycle track. Cross the cycle track, and proceed up into Tokai forest (lower). - return the same way ±10-12 k's ±90 min Cecelia/Nursery Circuit (pictures) - from the Cecelia Forest parking off Rhodes Drive where the road from the Alphen joins it - contour path - Nursery Ravine - dams - road - forest. (Wed CRAG run - 25 July 2001 - Hayden counted the steps up from the contour path to the top of Nursery; there are 1594 distinct steps !!) ± 16k 1h50 Cecelia - Table Mountain road - Ash Valley variation - Cecelia forest parking - south towards Constantia Nek - at the flat road just before "the waterfall" turn right to take the path UP through the Cork-Oak grove, then its up up up the road to the top - take the edge path after the rangers house - through Ash Valley to meet the road at the dams - back down the road - soon after after the main lookout - take a faint dirt track that doubles back to meet a path winding down back to Cecelia. ± 17 k ± 2 hrs Devil's Peak - Quarry and cannons - Vredehoek - The run starts off going left (Eastwards) and down (yes down! - but only briefly), along the dirt road below the quarry (looking bare now all the trees have gone). It continues on and ever-upwards, and upwards, gradually, doing a sweeping circuit of Devil's Peak to finally meet up with the dirt road just below King's blockhouse. From the blockhouse - take the contour path around in a westerly direction, passing below Woodstock cave, through the cork-oak grove, and finally, after some major sludge (where Hayden once got some brand new shoes truly christened-a-la-crag) take a sharp turn right, down to Tafelberg road. Cross over the road and find the path down past the canons to a dirt road that zigzags back down to the quarry. From town:- drive up Buitenkant St (the road going uphill alongside the Gardens Centre) left into Ludlow, veer left into Exner, right into Derry, left into Chelmsford. From S suburbs, - simplest way = from de Waal Dr, below High Cape .. pass Barnham Rd on left, and take the next turn left into Crassula (unlabelled) just after you go under a pedestrian bridge. Drive up Crassula, bearing right & upwards until you find Derry road going steeply up. (Derry has restaurants and shops in it) Left up into Derry, left into Chelmsford. ± 90 mins ± 10 k Devil's Peak middle Contour circuit (pictures) - from the blue-gums parking area ¾ the way along Tafelberg Road, below the Saddle - up the zigzag to the lower contour path, (first option left) then along to King's Block House, steep scramble up to just below the firewatcher's lookout, (not recommended for the vertigudinous!) back along the middle contour which is rather overgrown & scratchy but has stunning views, over Oppelskop to Breakfast Rock on the Saddle and down the zigzags. ± 14k ± 120 mins (with 30 people) Deer Park Loop ( pictures) - start on one of the lower dirt tracks towards Devil's Peak. UP at the old quarry towards Tafelberg Rd up to the lower contour path around Oppelskop to one of the most inspiring views of Table Mountain on to below the Saddle zigzag down to Tafelberg Rd along to the track back down to the park. ± 90 mins ± 10 k Start : From either Mill St (De Waal Dr extension) or the CBD, drive towards the mountain along Buitenkant St (not Buitengracht). = the road running past the Garden Centre (second most hideous building in the upper City Bowl). Buitenkant St becomes Highlands Ave. Where the road starts flattening out (Herzlia High School and 7 Eleven on the corner), turn right into Deer Park Dr East. Drive up this road until the very last intersection. At the cul-de-sac sign, turn right and directly left into Deer Park Dr West. A short stretch of road and a pothole or two later you find yourself in Deer Park. Lion's Head circuit (pictures) - : from the parking lot under the bluegums at the gravelled parking lot on the Signal Hill road at the start of the Lions Head trail, - clockwise up the Lions Head trail, take the left turn and zigzag back to Kramat parking lot, take trail on left (sea side) of Kramat, and then after a few hundred metres turn left, and follow trail to lookout point just past the back of the houses. Drop off to the right for a short excursion to "champagne rocks" and regroup. Back up to trail, continue clockwise around Lions head. Take left turning to, and through the clump of Pine trees, and continue until you drop down on to Glen road. Up Glen road to Kloof Nek circle, left up to signal hill, left onto trail just after garden wall on left, and back to parking lot. ± 10 k ± 90 min Signal Hill Circuit (pictures) - from the gravel parking lot under the Bluegum trees at the foot of the gravel track leading up Lion's Head on the Signal Hill Road - along footpath past old cannon, past Kramat, along saddle. Drop off on City Bowl side down jeep track past Noonday Gun emplacement, and back around the middle of Signal Hill on the Sea Point side to Kramat, and back to cars. ± 10 kays ± 90 min Milnerton/Table View beach run (pictures) - from the parking area at Milnerton Lighthouse (Woodbridge Island) north along the hard flat sand to Dolphin Beach, veer off right into the dunes, follow-my-leader wending through the least obvious route back south through the dunes with stunning views of Table Mountain in the sunset. ± 1¾ hrs ± 14 k Blouberg hill at Melkbosch - start from the Total Garage on the right hand side of the West Coast road. Opposite the golf course, and just before the robots at the turnoff to Melkbosch (NB...West Coast road, NOT coastal road) ± 2.5 - 3 hours ± 15-20 k's Stellenboschberg Traverse (Stellenbosch mountains) - start from the parking area on the eastern side of the Coetzenburg Athletic Stadium in Stellenbosch - follow the contour path for about 8 km on the western side of the Stellenboschberg, passing Paradise Gorge, turn left and follow the steep mountain trail up to the saddle of Stellenboschberg (4 km). From here = a very good view on most of the peaks to be traversed on the Jonkershoek Marathon route. After a rest, descend into Jonkershoek for about 4 km and then follow the Half Marathon route through the farms back to Coetzenburg for another 9 km. The maximum height reached = 1070 m and the degree of difficulty is comparable to the last section of the Puffer (Table Mountain). ± 3½ hours excluding rests. ± 25 km AASVOELKRAANS MOUNTAIN ENVIRO RUN, MONTAGU Avalon Springs Hotel, Montagu May 2001 ± 15 km off road, following hiking trails & footpaths, orchards, etc; about 500 m on road (unavoidable) Costs: R44,00 which includes entry to the hot springs General: This is the revival of a run started some years ago, through the kloofs and mountains surrounding the beautiful town of Montagu. Other events on the day include rock climbing and mountain biking. Further details from Heinie Heydenrych kookaroo@netactive.co.za 023 614 1364 Getting there: N1 to Paarl, Du Toit's Kloof, Worcester; then R60/N15 to Robertson, Ashton & Montagu; about 2 hours' drive from Cape Town

Some of the Books and maps available on hiking routes in the Cape Peninsula & Western Cape Jose Burman - Latest Walks in the Cape Peninsula 1979 Jose Burman - Trails and Walks in the Southern Cape 1980 M.C.S.A. - Climbs on Table Mountain 1952 M.C.S.A. -Table Mountain Guide 1st edition 1972, 2nd edition 1983 M.C.S.A. -The Journal of the Mountain Club of South Africa, annually since 1894. - Index to vol 1-79 gives the references to volumes with first descriptions of all walking / hiking routes. Tony Lourens -Table Mountain Classics 1998 Tim Anderson - 52 Day Walks in and Around Cape Town 1984 Cape Peninsula Fire Protection Committee - Guide to the Kalk Bay and Muizenberg Mountains (Walks & Caves) David Bristow - Western Cape Walks 1991 Shirley Brossy - A walking Guide for the Hout bay to Simons Town Mountains 1991 Shirley Brossy - A walking Guide for Table Mountain 1st edition 1983, 3rd edition 2000 Mike Lundy - Weekend Trails in the Western Cape 1992 Mike Lundy - Best Walks in the Cape Peninsula 1st edition 1991, 3rd edition 1999 Mike Lundy - Easy Walks in the Cape Peninsula 1st edition 1987, 3rd edition 2000 Mike Lundy - Armchair Hiking in the Western Cape 1999 Jaynee Levy -The Complete Guide to Walks and Trails in Southern Africa 1st edition 1987 The Cape Argus has had articles by writers such as Jose Burman (from Aug 24th 1963) and more recently The Cape Times by Mike Lundy, & Tony Lourens, detailing hiking routes in our mountains. Maps showing hiking paths in the Cape Peninsula Shirley Brossy - Map of Table Mountain, companion to her walking Guide Peter Slingsby - Table Mountain Map 1981 M.C.S.A. - Approved Paths on Table Mountain 1993 Surveys & Mapping - 1:50000 topographical 3318CD 3318DC 3418AB and 3418AD

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