After hiking up some steep rock steps for about 20 to 30 minutes, the trail crosses a contour path before leading one further up and along an interesting, rocky mountain footpath through beautiful fynbos vegetation, with views across the city. Along the way we stop at the famous ‘India Venster’ chock stone ‘window‘ with its stunning photo opportunities. We follow the path until we reach a section where staples and chains are provided by which to climb up further along the route.  From here we head along the footpath towards the western ridge of the mountain where stunning views across the Twelve Apostle mountain range as it dips into the Atlantic Ocean, greet us. We stay at the bottom of the steep and awe-inspiring cliff face above us to our left as we head around and further up, approaching the ‘Table Top’ from behind. Once on top, there are fantastic photo opportunities as we walk along the edge of the cliff forming the ‘Table Top’, towards the upper Table Mountain Aerial Cableway station, the hike ending there. 

• DURATION - 3 to 4 hours

• DIFFICULTY LEVEL - Strenuous hike on a rocky footpath with scrambling on rocks and staples, height exposure.

• DISTANCE- 3.1 km

• ELEVATION GAIN - 710 m up

• LOCATION - Cape Town, South Africa

This hike can be booked as a PRIVATE GUIDED HIKE on a date and time that suits your itinerary.