The Elephant Rock

The Elephant Rock
The Elephant rock is a beautiful rock formation, in the mountains of the South Peninsula of Cape Town. A half day walk, is all that is required to visit this amazing place. The rock formation consists of the elephant rock, as well as a Pillar Arch next to it. When visiting this rock formation, you can also visit a nearby cave, which if you choose, can be explored with torches. This walk is full of amazing views of the spectacular Cape Peninsula. If you tell people that you are walking to elephant rock they will ask where is it, The reality is that there is no path to this spot. You will be walking across the bush the last five or ten minutes to get here, but this is what makes it so special. If everyone knew about it, then its not really worth going to.
A PDF is available below for downloading to provide you with full details on how to get to this incredible place, along with MAPS and interesting facts about the region.

Driving and Safety

How far do your drive?

30-40 min from Cape Town.

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Driving Difficulty?

Tar all the way, no difficult or dangerous inclines or road

Personal Safety

Low risk

Parking

Public Parking near an open highly used road



How wild, beautiful and Spectacular

How Unknown?

Its very rare to find someone who knows it but still possible

How Wild?

The wildness of this area is ranked 5/10

How Spectacular?

Spectacular.

How beautiful?

Medium Beautiful

Walking and Danger

How Tough

Moderate - Climb max 300-500 metres up eg Lions Head

Time it takes one direction, no stopping

1 hr Half Day, Low fitness . Allow 4 hours+ for this walk.

Path Quality

Path is extremely well maintained, stable, frequently used, steps built properly by mainteance staff

No Path whatsover

2% is not a path at all.

Exposure?

Path is not exposed

Rock Scrambling

Hands are never used, and no rock scrambling or climbing

Suitable for 9-11 yrs old?

Suitable

All our walks/hikes/explorations are not suitable for less than 9 year olds. 12 years old plus generally can cope with a lot with the right encouragement.

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Detailed instructions on how to get there
A Map Layout
Hints and tips about the area