View of Camps Bay – Lion's Head summit loop from Cape Town

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View of Camps Bay – Lion's Head summit loop from Cape Town

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View of Camps Bay – Lion's Head summit loop from Cape Town

02:57

8.66km

460m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Table Mountain National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.02 km

View of the Upper Cableway Station on Table Mountain

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2.34 km

View of Table Mountain

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Beautiful view over to Table Mountain. One of many spectacular viewing points up on Lion's Head!

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2.72 km

View of the Twelve Apostles

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Rest place

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3.03 km

View of the Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay

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At the bend of the path there is a splendid view of Camps Bay beach below, and the mountain of the 12 apostles on your left. Be careful, the wind often blows very hard here at the top!

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3.36 km

View of Camps Bay

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Ser good view of Camps Bay

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3.54 km

View of Cape Town

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Beautiful place to start the day

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4.31 km

Lion's Head summit

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There is also a path without a ladder, it is only a maximum of 10 minutes longer.

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8.66 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.07 km

2.72 km

1.81 km

943 m

130 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

3.79 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

21°C

12°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

September 22, 2023,Kapstadt, Lion's Head zum Sonnenuntergang 🌅

I got Cape Town from standby/ready and couldn't believe it - jackpot!🥳 With my guide Muki (red jacket) and his dog Peaches we climbed Lion's Head for sunset! It was quite busy as it had rained the day before! We often had to wait in the narrow places. The sunset was great - even if the view was sometimes blocked …

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February 21, 2024,🇿🇦 Kapstadt | Lion's Head

Beautiful moderately difficult hike up Lions Head in Cape Town. In some places you have to climb a bit and at the end there are two sections with ladders. For your own safety, we would advise making sure that you don't necessarily go alone or try to go at times when there are more people out and about. We had …

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January 29, 2022,Auf den Löwenkopf, einem Wahrzeichen von Kapstadt

A demanding climb, especially in the summit area there are many exposed places. The panoramic view from the summit is unique and includes Table Mountain and the whole area of Cape Town in the plain.

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