All hikers (members as well as visitors)
The club welcomes visitors to join any of our hikes. We request that you make contact with the leader who will advise you on the suitability of the hike based on your fitness level. Visitors to any of our hikes are asked to offer a nominal donation to the club. Currently the amount asked is R50 per visitor.
Unless you are a holder of a valid Wild Card or a My Green Card, you have to pay Conservation Fees (“Entrance Fees”) at the entrance gates.
Wild Card Membership gives you one year’s unlimited entry to 80+ National Parks, Reserves and Resorts around Southern Africa, depending on the membership cluster and category that you choose.
The TMNP My Green Card is available exclusively to South African residents of Cape Town, costs R200 and provides the holder with 12 free entries into any of the Table Mountain National Park’s pay points: Cape of Good Hope (Cape Point); Boulders Penguin Colony, Oudekraal and Silvermine, as well as to the braai and picnic areas at Tokai, Newlands and Perdekloof.
https://www.sanparks.org/parks/table-mountain/cards-permits/my-green-card
| Conservation Fees per person – adult rates Debit/Credit cards only | 01/11/2025 – 31/10/2026 |
|---|---|
| Standard Fee | R515 |
| SADC Nationals (with Passport) | R225 |
| South African Citizens and Permanent Residents (with ID*) | R110 |
| Conservation Fees per person – adult rates Cash only. No cards accepted | 01/11/2025 – 31/10/2026 |
|---|---|
| Standard Fee | R200 |
| SADC Nationals (with Passport) | R90 |
| South African Citizens and Permanent Residents (with ID*) | R44 |
* South African Citizens/Permanent Residents must provide proof of South African ID, South African Drivers Licence, or South African Passport on arrival. This proof is accepted in original, electronic or certified paper copy.
Which means that unless you can show/prove that you are a South African Citizen or reside in South Africa permanently, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE!
NB: The entrance gates are a cash-free environment, and they only accept payments via debit and credit cards.
Dogs are generally permitted in TMNP, for exceptions see the interactive guide to “Walking your Dog in the Park”:
When hiking in the TMNP, Peninsula Ramblers allows dogs on certain hikes “with TMNP Activity Permit only”. Currently the cost is R380 p.a.
See: https://www.sanparks.org/parks/table-mountain/cards-permits/my-activity-permi
To apply: https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/myactivity_permit_form.pdf
Parking area opposite Gracefields Church, next to Fish Hoek sport fields
Walk through sand dunes and then up a rocky path to visit two caves on Peers Hill.
Hike Leader
083 765 2307
East Fort parking, Chapman’s Peak Drive
Ascend Blackburn Ravine, then proceed along the Skyline Ridge, drop down to the Chapman’s Peak saddle and return along the Contour Path.
Hike Leader
076 089 7964
WhatsApp messages preferred
Lions Head Start Parking, Signal Hill Road
The normal route up Lions Head and back. Using the ladders and staples up. Just on 5km. Super views and hopefully less tourists! Heavy rain cancels.
Hike Leader
082 082 0482
Buffelsfontein Visitor Centre, Cape Point Nature Reserve, TMNP
Walk towards Antonio’s Gat and return via a different loop. It’s a beautiful trail – not too strenuous, but longish. The only exposure to heights is at Antonio’s Gat, where we will stop for a snack and enjoy the view. There is a bit of scrambling here and there but nothing too hectic. I have often seen ostriches, large herds of eland, baboons and various birds in this area.
Hike Leader
082 413 5414
WhatsApp messages only
Car park by the Alphen Hotel, not in it.
Rambling with Ramblers through the forest.
Hike Leader
083 294 5845
(WhatsApp messages preferred)
Cycle parking lot (Gate 1, drive towards dam, MTB parking on your right, before the dams)
Up along the crags to the Jeep Track. We will go along the skyline, stopping at Eagles nest lookout. Skirt Noordhoek Peak and back down to cross over the river to get back to the parking lot.
Hike Leader
074 462 3496
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Tafelberg Rd, Devils Peak Path Start (PIN will be sent)
We start from Tafelberg Rd up to the first contour path, up to Oppelskop, then up further and left onto the next contour path heading left, then up the Zig Zag after 700m, to Devil’s Peak, down to Breakfast Rock, on to the Platteklip Path to Tafelberg Rd.
Hike Leader
084 370 8855
(WhatsApp messages only)
Silvermine 1 (dam side) parking to the left of the main entrance
This is a fairly easy hike although the path is uneven and a bit rocky at times. We will stop for a break and a swim (if you feel like it) at the dam. We will then walk around the dam and return the same way we came up back to the cars.
Hike Leader
073 160 7057
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Silvermine Dam Parking (Gate 1)
This is a strenuous hike from the dam to the mast and circle back. On the way we’ll visit the fire lookout and Elephant’s eye. We’ll have spectacular views over the Cape Flats and False Bay as well as Hout Bay. Heavy rain cancels.
Hike Leader
082 082 0482
The boom above the Newlands Forest parking area, just below the VWS base. If the weather is good, parking will be at a premium. Use alternative parking below the M3 (Cedar Rd) and come up through the subway
This walk is an ideal outlet for the start of the public holiday. We will stay off the main
routes as much as possible and tackle some off road terrain as we explore a circular path taking us
through lesser known parts of the forest up to the contour path.
Hike Leader
072 5997007
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Parking area in front of Bremner Building, Lower Campus, UCT, Rondebosch
Learn about Bremner, Baxter, Leo Marquard, Tugwell, Driekoppen/Kopano, Graca Machel and Irma Stern. Walk up Japonica Avenue to the Rose Garden and to the historic Summer House.
Visit the memorial for the fallen soldiers of the SS Mendi. Admire the garden of Welgelegen Farmstead and visit the Mostert’s Windmill, the oldest windmill in Southern Africa (R50 entrance fee).
Hike Leader
076 089 7964
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Silvermine Gate 1 Dam parking
We hike up to the Noordhoek Peak lookout for a beautiful view and then continue around the amphitheatre above the dam and back down. If the weather is nice, we could brave a swim.
Hike Leader
082 413 5414
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Chapman’s Peak Drive Day Visitor’s turn- around
We will leave a few cars where we meet (for the return) and drive through to Noordhoek. We will then ascend Chapman’s Peak from the Noordhoek side and descend by the easier route to our cars.
Hike Leader
082 938 4442
(WhatsApp messages preferred)
Beginning of the track, corner Jan Smuts Drive and Churchill Avenue, Simonstown
Uphill to the old Anglo-Boer blockhouse in the gap below Swartkop. Coffee break at the blockhouse. Scenic view of the False Bay coastline on the way back. Heavy rain cancels.
Hike Leader
082 082 0482
Alongside the vlei at the Princess Vlei Park on the M5 (Prince George Drive)
opposite Grassy Park. (entrance at traffic light Between DeWaal Rd, Southfield and Retreat Rd,
Retreat)
Experience the newly laid pathway round the vlei, learn about the history and ecology, the victory won, and hear the legend of the Princess. Children are welcome to join if they are fit.
Dogs welcome, but must be kept on leash.
Hike Leader
083 450 9094
New small parking area off Kirstenbosch Drive (LHS as you go up towards the Mountain). A PIN will be sent when you sign up.
This is an urban walk, following the Liesbeek River. There are a few patches where one has to walk on the roads. Meet in Newlands and shuttle cars to Observatory.
Hike Leader
083 572 3259
