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ROUTE NAME - Cape Point Nature Reserve MTB Trail] |
This is an easy ride along a network of tarred roads meandering through the most southern tip of the Cape Peninsula.
On your bike
This is an easy ride along a network of tarred roads meandering through the most southern tip of the Cape Peninsula. Unofficially, this is where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet (purists maintain that Cape Aghulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa, holds this honour)
The ride constitutes a leisurely cruise through coastal strandveld and milkwood trees, with occasional sightings of eland, bontebok and zebra. Good sightings of a cross-over of marine and terrestrial bird species, especially sunbirds and sugarbirds, will delight you amongst fields of pincushion proteas.
South Africa is the only country to have an entire plant kingdom within its borders. Table Mountain alone has more plant species than Tasmania. The Cape Floral Kingdom rates as the world’s richest floral kingdom and was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. So get out there and enjoy the protea trees, Erica shrubs and restio grasses.
However, watch out for Cape Point in the summer months of November to February when the south-easterly wind kicks in - it is as wild a Cape of Storms as you will ever encounter.
Off your bike
Hiking down rocky shores to deserted beaches is one of the reserve’s major drawcards, but many families also visit to relax at the gorgeous picnic spots or the restaurant overlooking False Bay.
The modern environmental centre and funicular up to the lighthouse are also popular. Just outside the entrance to the reserve you can seek out a working ostrich farm and an African curio market. Cape Point Vineyards are a must for anyone in search of an excellent coastal Sauvignon Blanc.
CONTACT
Telephone : 021 780 9010/11
Email : info@capepoint.co.za
Website : www.capepoint.co.za
- GRADING: Easy
- DURATION: Various
- CONFIGURATION : Return
- START POINT: Anywhere in the reserve
- TERRAIN: Tarmac
- MAP: Maps available at the gate to the reserve
- MORE INFORMATION:
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: R35 entry fee at the gate to the reserve – Table Mountain National Park (021) 701 8692
- FACILITIES: Ablutions, restaurant, intermittent cell phone reception
- BEWARE OF:
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