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Maclear's beacon – Skeleton Gorge Runde von Bishopscourt

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Maclear's beacon – Skeleton Gorge Runde von Bishopscourt

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October 31, 2021

Maclear's beacon – Skeleton Gorge Runde von Bishopscourt

Hard

04:08

8.97km

2.2km/h

940m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Start point

Restaurant

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48 m

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

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From the Botanical Garden you can walk through Skeleton George on Table Mountain. In the garden and the tree walk was the best!

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1.63 km

Waterfall in Skeleton Gorge

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Just before the ladders is a small waterfall. Nice to take a stop before you enter the gorge proper.

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2.26 km

Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir

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The water has a brownish color (an algae species, according to information from a biology teacher), but is clean and wonderfully refreshing for bathing.

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2.49 km

View of Cape Town from Skeleton Gorge Summit

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Aussichtspunkt, View Point, Mirador on Top of the Skeleton George

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4.31 km

Shaded Rest Spot with Panoramic View, Table Mountain National Park

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... who climbs in good weather knows the problem with the relentless sun. Here you have the opportunity to take a break in the shade and relax with impressive panoramas.

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4.51 km

Maclear's Beacon

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It is the highest point of the Table Mountain plateau, at 1,086 meters above sea level. This stone mound is named after Thomas Maclear, a South African astronomer who set …

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6.58 km

Skeleton Gorge Trail

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Interesting climb up to Table Mountain, with a spectacular view of the southern coastal region of Cape Town.

The route follows a stream from Kistenbosch Gardens, to the top of …

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8.97 km

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Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.46 km

1.40 km

110 m

Surfaces

8.01 km

744 m

110 m

103 m

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Maclear's beacon – Skeleton Gorge Runde von Bishopscourt

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Waterfall in Skeleton Gorge

Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir

View of Cape Town from Skeleton Gorge Summit

Shaded Rest Spot with Panoramic View, Table Mountain National Park

Maclear's Beacon

Skeleton Gorge Trail

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