by Ralph Pina | Jan 1, 2019 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
I had been wanting to walk this trail again for a while but had found it a little difficult to determine how and where to book it. Eventually it was booked in time for Peter’s annual pilgrimage to Africa – and coincidentally it was timed for almost eleven... by Ralph Pina | Dec 22, 2016 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
Table Mountain National Park This 14.5 km hike from the Cape Point gate to the visitor centre at the point, <down the False Bay coast, has long been one of my favourites. It offers spectacular views of the southern peninsula and False Bay across to the Kogelberg... by Ralph Pina | Aug 29, 2011 | scenic walks, Table Mountain National Park, trails
The 13 km walk down Cape Point’s east coast from the gate to the restaurant at the point is possibly the most scenically spectacular hike in the country. Besides the vistas across False Bay, the precipitous drops to the rocky coast below and the way the... by Ralph Pina | Oct 19, 2010 | hiking, scenic walks, Table Mountain National Park, trails
We took the Old Mule Trail up to Blockhouse Gap where two old blockhouses slowly weather away. Apparently the blockhouses were built at the beginning of World War I to guard the eastern approach through the nek to the naval ammunitions magazines that scar the high... by Ralph Pina | Aug 23, 2009 | conservation, Table Mountain National Park
On the Cape Peninsula there are few people who are neutral towards the local Chacma baboons: you either love them or hate them. The remnant troops of the Table Mountain National Park which now protects a large portion of the peninsula, range from the southern table of...
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