Hikes to the blockhouse Table Mountain

Table Mountain Hikes

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July 29th 2009
I have just purchased a new pair of hiking boots so have to try them out right away. A very nice short hike 8 kms starts at car park at Pine Ravine. Walk along the Tafelberg Road its a nice walk now that the road is closed because of rock slides. After passing what was the pond on the right hand, it is no longer, it was 17 metre deep but after the rains it has been completely filled with rocks w ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more