View from Protea Trail – Disa Gorge loop from Parel Vallei High School

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View from Protea Trail – Disa Gorge loop from Parel Vallei High School

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View from Protea Trail – Disa Gorge loop from Parel Vallei High School

05:15

12.5km

840m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

3.16 km

View from Protea Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Look for the bench in the bushes

Tip by

3.18 km

West Peak

Highlight • Summit

We did this hike as a group from the MCSA. Start at the car park near the Oak Café. Take the blue route of the Protea Trail to Disa Gorge. …

Tip by

12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.54 km

5.15 km

1.63 km

174 m

Surfaces

5.52 km

5.15 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 23 October

24°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

The UV-index reading is high for much of your activity. Don’t forget sunscreen and consider bringing sunglasses.

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Comments

October 24, 2021,Helderberg Nature Reserve West Peak

Finally visited the Helderberg Nature Reserve and it was beautiful. There are many shorter, easier trails you can do here, the one was a lot more challenging and involved some scrambling, but in the end it wasn’t as hard as it looked. There is an entrance fee, which was R25 at the time we went.