Signal Hill MTB Route

FAST FACTS

Closest Town: Cape Town
Start Point: Signal Hill parking lot
Distance:

One-way – 2km

Duration: 30 minutes
Grading: Easy
Cell reception: 100% coverage
Entry requirements: Public Access; MTB cluster on Wild Card
Configuration: One-way – 2km
Beware of: Irrigation ruts and loose gravel; kids and dogs in Bo-Kaap streets

FURTHER INFORMATION

Take in one of Cape Town’s classic viewpoints…

On your bike

Blast off from the metal boom – 500m before you reach the Signal Hill parking-lot – onto a se­riously steep jeep track dipping towards the City Bowl. Access is also possible from other points along the tarmac road. Approximately 2km of gnarly downhill awaits, switch-backing along rock-shocked dirt tracks before banging onto the stairwells and alleyways of Bo-Kaap.

Off the bike

Hike up Platteklip Gorge to the top of Table Mountain and do a death-defying abseil with Abseil Africa; check out the pubs, clubs and restaurants in Long Street and Cape Town Waterfront.

 

GPS: 33º55’3.98” S 18º24’10.14” E

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