The Secret Maze

The Secret Maze
This is an amazing cave to explore. Although I have given it the term maze it is not a place where you will get lost. Instead you will get an opportunity to explore two caves, both exciting, see beautiful views of Cape Town, climb a medium high mountain, and do all of this is a morning outing.

The Maze itself, starts off as a crawling cave and from there, it becomes an upright, wall through of about 80m in length directly into the mountain. It finishes at a cavern, where if you have a small candle, can sit down and enjoy the peace of being a long distance inside the mountain.

Remember to bring a good torch or headlamp for each member of your group, and to wear clothes you dont mind getting dirty.
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

Standard Risk, Suitable for a group of ladies

Parking

Public Parking near an open highly used road



How wild, beautiful and Spectacular

How Unknown?

20 % of the hiking population know this place

How Wild?

The wildness of this area is ranked 4/10

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.

Download the PDF to get...

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