Hike To Upper Cable Station via Kasteelspoort - and other alternatives
Paths less traveled ...
An extra hour's hike - or so - can get you onto the Back Table - and a bigger picture!
Listed here is the main route, Kasteelspoort. For various other options, like sticking to the Back Table and hiking down another route, or exploring Tranquility Cracks, please contact me and I'll tailor make a plan.
Guided Hike Kasteelspoort to Upper Cable Station
About 7 km / 4.5 miles one-way; Gain: 900 meters / 3 000 ft
- Hike up, descend by cable car
- More remote, quieter route.
- Ascend to the Back Table. Explore historic dams and hidden valleys which in season are home to famous disas and rare frogs which during summer bask in fern-lined streams.
- It takes an average 4 - 4.5 hours. Put aside 5-ish hours in total (or more if there is a long line to get on the cable car)
- Remember return by cable is weather permiting.
Costs
Privately Guided Hike up Kasteelspoort (or another route of similar duration), cable car down.
1 person - R2600
2 people - R3600
3 people - R4400
4 people - R5200
5-6 people - R6000
This does not include the cable car tariff. At certain periods waiting in line for the cable car can be long. Early starts can help. Fast track tickets are available.
Be aware, please, that in poor weather the cable car may close. This could mean having to hike down, adding another couple of hours onto the excursion.
More Info below:
These are quieter routes displaying a far wider range of the radical diversity Cape Town's mountain is famous for - in terms of views and flora, and sometimes fauna.
The Back table is the larger part of the mountain. There's a wider variety of routes than on the front-facing routes like India Venster and Plattelkip Gorge.
Up there you're often within sight of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans with views on clear days out to Cape Point. Once up there explore the historic reservoirs. On the dam wall itself view the access-restricted Disa Gorge.