Hike the Hoerikwaggo Trail

The well known Hoerikwaggo Trail (from the Khoi word mean­ing ‘moun­tain in the sea’) is made of dif­fer­ent trails tak­ing one on a jour­ney from Table Mountain to Cape Point.  You are guar­an­teed breath­tak­ing views and fant­astic flora.

The trail starts at Table Mountain and passes the highest point of the moun­tain; Maclears Beacon before con­tinu­ing to Orange Kloof Forest.  From the forest you carry on towards Silvermine and Kommetjie via Chapman’s Peak.  As you make your way towards Simon’s Town you will walk along the beaches and enjoy the smell of fresh sea air.  The final stop is Cape Point and you can use the des­tin­a­tion to explore the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve ...

Accommodation is provided at eco-friendly camps, built pur­pose­fully for the Hoerikwaggo Trail.  Each camp accom­mod­ates 12 hikers and there­fore lim­its group sizes to 12.  If you don’t have the time (or energy!) to com­plete the full trail, then the indi­vidual trails are:

Simon’s Town to Cape Point: This is a 1 day trail which starts in Simon’s Town and lets you explore the Table Mountain National Park on your 17km trip to Cape Point.

Table Mountain to Orange Kloof: This fam­ily friendly trail takes you from Table Mountain to Orange Kloof National Forest on a 2 day hike.  The 15.4km trip is man­age­able for the whole fam­ily and you will see the Maclears Beacon and the pro­tec­ted Orange Kloof Forest.

Simon’s Town to Chapman’s Peak Trail: Another fam­ily friendly option is the 2 day (23km) Simon’s Town to Chapman’s Peak route.  The kids will love over night­ing in the Slangkop Tented Camps!

Slangkop to Cape Point Trail: This Hoerikwaggo 32km trail begins at Slangkop, and ends at Cape Point after going through Simon’s Town and Kommetjie.

Orange Kloof Trail: The Orange Kloof Trail is a 2 day or almost 33km hike which starts at Silvermine Dam and ends at Table Mountain after jour­ney­ing through the Orange Kloof National Forest.

Silvermine Trail: This relax­ing 2 day trail starts in Kommetjie, moves through the Silvermine Nature Reserve and ends at Constantia Nek.  The total dis­tance is 35.5kms.

Slangkop Trail: Including overnight accom­mod­a­tion at the Slangkop ten­ted camps, the 33km Slangkop trail includes Silvermine Dam, Chapmans Peak and Red Hill.

Table Mountain Hiking Trail: The 3 day Table Mountain trail starts in the Mother City, let­ting you explore Table Mountain and Maclears Beacon, and ends at Kirstenbosch Gardens.

For more pho­to­graphs see: Hoerikwaggo Hiking Trail — Slideshow on Flickr.com