Se7en’s Guide to Hiking in Cape Point and Silvermine…

Once a year in the Spring SANParks, South African National Parks, has a free week so that folk from local communities can visit their local park. All you need to gain free entry into one of the parks on this list is your ID Document. Please check the link for any special terms and conditions regarding the park that you would like to visit. We live within easy reach of Table Mountain National Park… and I thought I would post a collection of things to do in Cape Point, Silvermine and further afield, The West Coast National Park…

The reason we love Cape Point so much is that there are so many things to do there. Of course you can drive down to the point and wander up to the lighthouse and view False Bay and the Atlantic ocean at the same time. What a lot of folk don’t know is that there are lots of very family friendly hikes to take and varying from short easy ambles to longer day long wanderings. As well as hiking there are a collection of beautiful and pristine beaches… beautiful sandy beaches and plenty of rocky shores for rock pooling too. There is a wide variety of animal life, and getting off the main drive through route seems to be the best way to see them…

• Se7en+1 Steps to Great Hiking with Kids…
• From Amblers to Hikers Step by Step and the SirkelsVlei Hike…


Really Easy Walks for Families:

• The Easiest Family Hike in Cape Point…
• The Easiest Hike in Cape Point by Far Again…
• Se7en + 1 Go Out Walking: The SirkelsVlei Walk at Cape Point.
• Se7en + 1 Take a Hike to Cape Point LightHouse…
• A Hike Through the Recent Burn from GifKommetjie Look Out…


Slightly Harder Walks for More Adventurous Kids:

• The Knife Edge or the Submarine Lookout at Olifantsbos.
• A Family Friendly Walk from GifKommetjie to Platboom.
• Se7en + 1 Hike Through Dragon Rocks.
• Se7en + 1 Hike through the Burn at Cape Point and Discover Dragon Rocks…
• Se7en+1 Meet Up with the Cape Leopard Trust and More Hiking in Cape Point: KanonKop to Smitswinkel Bay, overlooking False Bay.
• The Shipwreck Trail and Beyond…


Beaches and Beach Cleaning:

• Dias Beach and Venus Pools at Cape Point.
• Se7en + 1 Steps to a Great Rock Pooling Outing… Venus Pools.
• Se7en + 1 Steps to a Beach Clean-Up.
• Another Week, Another Beach Clean-Up at Cape Point…


Vynbos and Wildlife in Cape Point:

• Spring Has Sprung At Cape Point Nature Reserve…
• At Last We Spotted Zebra in Cape Point Nature Reserve…
• Under an African Sky, We Went to Meet the Bontebok.
• A Fynbos Hike through Cape Point Nature Reserve.

Silvermine is often overlooked as most tourists head for Cape Point… but Silvermine is one of Cape Town’s hidden gems… fantastic hiking, picnicking next to the dam… playing in the river… Silvermine has so much to offer and is a great
• Se7en Take a Hike to Elephant’s Eye and Beyond…
• The SilverMine River from the Source to the Sea…
• A Scientific Discovery, Silvermine River Study and River Pollution in Se7en Steps.
• Learning About Western Leopard Toads in the Silvermine Valley…
• In Search of Spring at Silvermine.
• A Sensational Hike – in Silvermine.
• It’s Silvermine Again.
• Se7en Visit Silvermine.

Further afield the West Coast National Park falls under the SANParks umbrella and at this time of year you will experience the phenomenon of the Spring Flowers… carpets and carpets of beautiful flowers… as far as the eye can see. Honestly, this is unmissable and if you can possibly make the day trip then jump at the chance…

• The West Coast Flowers…