Cape Peninsula DayRide.
Distance
150 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,400 m
Cape Peninsula Day Ride.
The Cape Peninsula circuit is one of the finest day rides in Africa — from the Atlantic seaboard through Hout Bay, over Chapman's Peak, to Cape Point at the peninsula's tip, then back through the False Bay coast and Simon's Town penguin colony. The sea cliffs, whale sightings, and fynbos (Cape flora) are extraordinary.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance150 km
Days1
Total climb1,400 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
Cape Town WaterfrontStart · Start at the V&A Waterfront. Head south on the Atlantic Seaboard.
Chapman's Peak DriveScenic Point · 9km of cliff-blasted road on the Atlantic face. 114 curves. One of the world's most photographed coastal roads.
Hout Bay HarbourRestaurant · Fresh fish and chips at the harbour. Cape fur seals beg at the market stalls.
Cape PointMountain Pass · The peninsula's tip. Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias named it in 1488. Old lighthouse, flying cloud, and sheer 200m cliffs.
Cape of Good HopeScenic Point · The mythological 'southern tip' of Africa (it's actually Cape Agulhas). Still a dramatic headland. Baboons at the car park — secure your pannier bags.
Boulders Beach PenguinsPhoto Spot · A colony of 3,000 African Penguins on a suburban beach. Surreal.
False Bay Coastal RoadScenic Point · The False Bay coast runs beneath the Hottentots Holland mountains. Southern Right Whale sightings July–October.
Cape TownEnd · Return to Cape Town over Sir Lowry's Pass or via the coastal N2.
More routes in ZA WC
Chapman's Peak Drive — Cape Town to NoordhoekZA WC · 45 kmSir Lowry's Pass & the Elgin Valley — Somerset West to VilliersdorpZA WC · 70 kmGydo Pass & the Koue Bokkeveld — Ceres to CitrusdalZA WC · 130 kmWest Coast R27 — Cape Town to Paternoster Fishing CoastZA WC · 155 kmClarence Drive — Gordon's Bay to Kleinmond Coastal RunZA WC · 90 kmGamkaskloof "Die Hel" — Swartberg to the Hidden ValleyZA WC · 74 km
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