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The Plateau
The high plateau VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
affords superb
views of the Hely- Practical Information
Hutchinson reser voir Map 4 D5, E5, F5. n The Table
and the Back Table, Mountain Aerial Cableway Co,
and south wards to 021 424 8181. Cable cars
False Bay and every 10–15 mins. Open daily.
Cape Point. Closed in bad weather and for
annual mainte nance (2 wks Jul).
& 7 - =
∑ tablemountain.net
Hout De Villiers Original Disa Transport
Bay Dam @ Lower Cable Station or taxi
from city centre.
Victoria
Alexandra Reservoir
Kirstenbosch Reservoir
National
Botanical Nursery Ravine Reserve Peak
Garden 844 m (2,769 ft) Disa Stream
Skeleton Gorge
Hely-
Hutchinson Woodhead
Reservoir
Reservoir Viewing Platform
Smuts Track 919 m (3,015 ft) Kasteelpoort today near the upper station there are
Junction Peak
Window Gorge
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
has been operating since 1929, and
Orion’s Cave
Pipe Track special reinforced viewing platforms
Maclear’s Beacon at strategic vantage points.
1,087 m (3,566 ft)
A B L E M O U N T A I N J ge Tafelberg Road
The spectacular
T Platteklip Gor views of the city
Upper
Cableway Camps make this one of
Cape Town’s
Station Bay
most popular
walking routes.
Platteklip Upper Contour Path Lower J
J
Cableway
Station
J
Mocke
Reservoir
J
Sea Point and
Clifton
J
J Lion’s Head
City Centre J 669 m (2,195 ft)
LION’S RUMP Tips for Walkers
Several well-marked trails, graded accord ing
to their degree of difficulty, lead to the summit.
Hikers are advised to check
J with the Lower Cableway
Station before setting out,
since weather conditions
Kramat J may deteriorate without
The burial place of Goolam warning. Hiking on windy
Signal Hill
Muhamed Soofi is one of 350 m (1,148 ft) or misty days is not
six Muslim shrines that recommended. For safety
form a holy circle around reasons, do not hike alone. Hikers on the plateau
the Cape Peninsula.
For additional keys to symbols see back flap
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