Africa / Table Mountain
Table Mountain
South Africa · 1,085 m
Photo credits and licence
Matthiasmullie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Town Table Mountain. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Own work
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
About Table Mountain
For Cape Town’s Table Mountain, SANParks lists Platteklip Gorge, Skeleton Gorge and Nursery Ravine as strenuous summit approaches. Our timed entry ends at the upper cableway station.
SANParks · Table Mountain hikes and trails
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 1085 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- South Africa
- Mountain range
- Table Mountain
- Range assignment
- Coordinate match against GMBA v2 standard polygons · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- -33.96216, 18.41352 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
1 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-05. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 1 of 1 · Difficulty with grading system: 0 of 1 · Elevation gain: 0 of 1 · Duration: 1 of 1 · Season: 0 of 1
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 1 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platteklip Gorge to Upper Cableway Station | HikingAscent | Not documented | Tafelberg Road | Not documented | 1–3 hPark estimate for uphill travel to upper cableway station; excludes descent and Maclear’s Beacon. | Source 1 ↗ |
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Hiking (1)
Platteklip Gorge to Upper Cableway StationHiking · Ascent
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Tafelberg Road
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- 1–3 h · Park estimate for uphill travel to upper cableway station; excludes descent and Maclear’s Beacon.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SANParks · Table Mountain hikes and trails · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
How long does Platteklip Gorge take?
SANParks gives about 3 km uphill and 1–3 hours to the upper cableway station. This excludes descent.
Can I rely on the cableway for descent?
No. SANParks says weather can close it unexpectedly. Allow time to walk down.
Does this reach Maclear’s Beacon?
The published itinerary ends at the upper cableway station. Additional travel to the highest point is not timed here.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Platteklip Gorge starts on Tafelberg Road. The park also lists approaches from Kirstenbosch; only the Platteklip itinerary is detailed here.
Difficulty and required experience
SANParks calls Platteklip moderate to tough depending on fitness and weather. This qualitative label is not a standardized climbing grade.
Season and restrictions
SANParks warns of rapid weather changes even in summer and recommends group travel. Check park notices and personal-security guidance.
Sources for current information
- SANParks · safe hiking
Park weather and personal-security guidance; not a live route clearance.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Table Mountain, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
Explore the surrounding regions
Table Mountain · Atlantic Cape Fold Mountains · Cape Fold Belt · Mountains in South Africa
Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-05 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-05 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Table Mountain
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
Mountains nearby
Recorded mountains, ordered by straight-line distance. This does not describe a route or accessible connection.
1–6 of 6 recorded mountains within 25 km
- Devil's Peak · 2.5 km
- Lion's Head · 3.8 km
- Signal Hill · 5.0 km
- Constantiaberg · 10.5 km
- Karbonkelberg · 11.9 km
- Chapman's Peak · 14.7 km