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Skeleton Gorge Trail – Table Mountain Summit loop from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

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Skeleton Gorge Trail – Table Mountain Summit loop from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

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Skeleton Gorge Trail – Table Mountain Summit loop from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

06:41

16.6km

1,120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Table Mountain National Park

Waypoints

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Parking

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2.77 km

Skeleton Gorge Trail

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Interesting climb up to Table Mountain, with a spectacular view of the southern coastal region of Cape Town.

The route follows a stream from Kistenbosch Gardens, to the top of …

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3.72 km

View of Cape Town from Skeleton Gorge Summit

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Aussichtspunkt, View Point, Mirador on Top of the Skeleton George

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5.68 km

View from the Summit of Table Mountain

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The highest point on Table Mountain offers a great view in all directions.

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5.76 km

Maclear's Beacon

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It is the highest point of the Table Mountain plateau, at 1,086 meters above sea level. This stone mound is named after Thomas Maclear, a South African astronomer who set …

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8.11 km

View of Cape Town from Table Mountain

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Just enjoy the beautiful views.

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8.24 km

Table Mountain Summit

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A must with every visit to Cape Town 👍 Allow for longer waiting times at the gondola (tablemountain.net provides information on current waiting time) or high hiking👍

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8.72 km

View of Camps Bay from Table Mountain

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Here you can enjoy a wonderful view of Camps Bay and its beaches off the cable car masses!

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13.5 km

Nursery Ravine

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Fantastic view of Nursery Ravine

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16.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

2.96 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.24 km

4.90 km

2.94 km

940 m

472 m

147 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 23 July

17°C

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Comments

December 13, 2024,Tafelberg von Klaassenbosch

Anyone who is ever in Cape Town must climb Table Mountain. And today was the day for us. We chose a variant that includes both the ascent and the descent, with the option of taking the cable car back down halfway. Our starting point is at the Klaassenbosch hiking car park and initially leads slightly uphill towards the Kirstenbosch Botanical …

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February 7, 2025,Aussichtspunkt – Table Mountain Runde von Klaassenbosch

One of the nicer routes up and down Table Mountain. But I think the tour has a lot to it. It's easy to do, but you have to want to do it. 😉

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Skeleton Gorge Trail – Table Mountain Summit loop from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

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Maclear's Beacon

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Nursery Ravine

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