Road · South Africa
Cycling in Cape Town
A 108.1 km point-to-point ride down the peninsula from Cape Town to Simon's Town and back north through Hout Bay, with 964 m of climbing and no point above 148 m.
The ride in Cape Town
Cycling guide to Cape Town
Riding from Cape Town means heading south out of the City Centre and Foreshore, past Bo-Kaap, District Six and Woodstock, then following the string of southern suburbs \u2013 Observatory, Mowbray, Newlands, Claremont, Wynberg and Tokai \u2013 towards the water at Lakeside and Muizenberg. From there the road runs down the False Bay side through Glencairn to Simon's Town, Seaforth and The Boulders, turning at Miller's Point.\n\nThe return crosses the peninsula by way of Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Sunnydale and Noordhoek, passing Chapman's Peak and dropping to Hout Bay and Hangberg. The final third is the coastal run north through Llandudno, Bakoven, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point to finish at Green Point and Mouille Point. Total climbing is 964 m over 108.1 km, spread across short rises rather than one long ascent.
- Recorded in March, with temperatures of 21\u00b0C throughout.
- Rolling rather than mountainous: the high point is only 148 m, and the longest single climb comes late, at 88.2 km, running 2.4 km for 115 m at 4.7% average and 7.2% maximum, topping out at 136 m.
