Platteklip Gorge

5 James Martin - 5 months ago

This was a pretty cool hike! Trail is in good condition but be prepared for mostly stone steps, it’s not a gradual trail even though it is considers the easiest route up. From the bus drop off you need to hike up the road about 20 mins, we entered at the first small sign but I don’t think that’s the right spot, they told us there is a big sign which may have been another 50-100m along the road near the car parking area.
There is also more hiking available at the top than we realized, would have been very cool to spend a couple hours hiking up there with the amazing views in all directions but we didn’t start early enough to allow for that.

5 I L H - 2 months ago

22-08-13th. We took the Platteklip trail. Hard for people with mobility reduced. Bring trainers or mountain shoes/boots and water or snacks.

You have to know that now the cable car is being fixed, so you need to climb and go down by yourself. Bring also a jacket for the top.

Look also the weather forecast before!

The astonishing views deserve the effort!

5 Sonja Matthews - 6 months ago

What a hiking experience this was for me. It was tough, but so worth it in the end. To catch the sunrise from the mountain is incredible. I recommend anyone visiting or staying in Cape Town to do this trial. Happy hiking ????

5 Richard Swanson - 6 months ago

Went this morning. It was tough but we’ll worth it! Lots of stops and taking in the view. Some shade but not masses.

Parked next to the coffee van and made our way up to the top u0026 cable car. The walk up to the cable car took a relatively fit couple almost 2 hours (1.5 hours to top u0026 30 mins walk along the top to the cable bar area). Then a 210 rand cable car down before a 20min walk along the road back to the car.

Go early and take plenty of water!

5 Dom Arildo - 9 months ago

Hiked up with the family, and we loved it. The kids had no problems. Definitely advisable to start early before the sun becomes too strong. We started around 7:30, and it took us about 2 hours.

5 Ayanda Mkhatshwa - a year ago

Mistakenly took this route with no knowledge that it leads to the top of the Table Mountain. It is really challenging, both going up and coming down, not really sure if I enjoyed it yet, LOL, but it was worth the challenge and actually came to realize that all the hikes I thought I did, were actually not hikes, This one is!!

5 Brittany Nygaard - 3 years ago

Found this hike to be quite a struggle, it's basically walking up steep stairs for two hours. But it is well worth it and has beautiful views of the actual mountain. You feel like a real champion when you reach the top! Make sure you are adequately prepared for a tough hike that might have different weather from the ground!