Category Archives: Mountain Hikes in Cape Town

Today’s Hike in Pictures

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie We live in the most beautiful city in the world. Today we got to enjoy it from the mountain, but my my my, it stretched us. We went with the Ramblers – a hiking group. I thought … Continue reading →

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Silvermine Walk

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was a lovely day. We swam, watched cricket (which we won) and in the afternoon, we went to Silvermine. We didn’t want to do a long walk, so we just went up to the platform (old … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Peak Hike Was Quite a Challenge

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we hiked up Devil’s Peak and it was quite a challenge! We got to the start at about 6.45am. I took a photo every kilometer or so….this is 1km. 2km… you can see … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace on the Contour Path

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we did a very long trail walk. We started off  at 6.30am with the plan to walk along the Contour Path from Constantia Nek to Table Mountain Rd & that was what we … Continue reading →

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Early Morning on Elsie’s Peak

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we climbed ‘your’ peak! We haven’t done this for a while, so it was great to get out there before it got too hot and unbeknown to us, misty (current view) We walked … Continue reading →

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Today We Climbed Table Mountain

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we climbed Table Mountain. We didn’t begin the day planning to do this. We planned walking to the reservoirs but as we got nearer, we got bolder. Little did we know the trauma … Continue reading →

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Out and About on Sunday

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we were out and about. We decided to do some walking so headed for the Admiral’s Waterfall in Simon’s Town. With all the rain, it was sure to be a sight. We were … Continue reading →

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Mountain Hike – A Challenging One!

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went on a mountain hike but we bit off more than we usually chew. There were some really challenging parts & the ascent was higher than we have gone in a very … Continue reading →

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Walking in Silvermine Nature Reserve

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie, I was glad to have a chat with you today and to see how well the changes to your house have come along. It’s looking great! I woke up after another night of palpitations and decided to … Continue reading →

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Walking the Pipetrack

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie I missed speaking to you today, but it was the day we walked Cape Town’s famous pipe track. The pipe track dates back to 1887. It was built to carry water from the Disa George, at the … Continue reading →

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Lower Slope of Table Mountain

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today the wind was blowing gales. When I first woke up and looked out at it, it reminded me so much of what the sea looks like from the ship. Mike woke up after 9am so church … Continue reading →

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Silvermine Waterfall in Full Flow

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Helga

Sunday  Dear Elsie Today is Father’s Day and it was your Oupa’s birthday so you had a happy day celebrating both events. Back in Fish Hoek, I did another two walks today. The first was to Harbour Bay. I walked … Continue reading →

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43 Years

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… That 43 years ago I became a Christian. I’m so appreciative of that day and the grace that came my way. Life changed for the good. One tiny little step of faith resulted in a … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Storm

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… The last sunrise before a few days of rain… We have not had much rain this autumn/early winter so the coming rain is significant for us. It’s an event. We went on an 8km walk. … Continue reading →

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4 Hour Hike

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day…. Mike and I walked up to the Constantiaberg mast via Elephant’s Eye. It took us 4 hours and was a round trip of just about 9.5km. I can see the mast from my rocking chair … Continue reading →

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