Table Mountain Hiking Guides: Routes, Lion's Head, Safety
Table Mountain hiking guides: Platteklip Gorge, India Venster or Skeleton Gorge, Lion's Head or the mountain, a guide or on your own, tours from Cape Town, closures and safety.
The Platteklip Gorge Hike up Table Mountain
Platteklip Gorge, the direct route up Table Mountain: where it starts, about 3 km and 1 to 3 hours by SANParks's figures, the way down, fees, and a guided Platteklip hike.
Read guide →India Venster, Platteklip Gorge or Skeleton Gorge?
Three routes up Table Mountain compared: length, time, scrambling and where each starts, with the guided hikes that use each route and what they cost (November 2026).
Read guide →Lion's Head or Table Mountain?
Lion's Head or Table Mountain: height, time, the sunrise and sunset hikes, the way down and what each guided option cost on the dates we read (November 2026).
Read guide →Hike Table Mountain with a Guide, or On Your Own?
Do you need a guide to hike Table Mountain? Fees, SANParks's safety rules, what a guided hike costs and includes, small group or private, and when going alone is fine.
Read guide →Table Mountain Tours from Cape Town, Without the Hike
Day and half-day tours from Cape Town that stop at Table Mountain: how long at the mountain, what the cable car costs on top, what wind and queues do to the stop, and when a hike is the surer bet.
Read guide →Is Platteklip Gorge Open, and Is It Safe?
Platteklip Gorge closures we found, dated: SANParks notices, the cableway's yearly maintenance shutdown, and SANParks's safety rules and emergency numbers. No live status: where to check on the day.
Read guide →Ready to pick a date? Check dates for the guided hike →