The Tygerberg Nature Reserve offers beautiful 360 Degree views of Greater Cape Town plus the opportunity to hike, jog, stroll or picnic while listening to bird song and being in the fresh, perhaps chilly, air!
Easy
Walk up the tar road from the Welgemoed entrance and keep an eye out for the turn off to the left. This path intersects with the Golden Mole trail.
Length: 210m
Tortoise
Easy
Follow the sign that turns off to the right of the tar road when you’re walking up from the Welgemoed entrance.
Length: 1280m
Duiker
Easy
Duiker turns off from the Tortoise trail and circles around the triangular dam visible from the top of the hill. It’s a nice little tangent off from the main reserve.
Length: 1600m
Watsonia
Easy
You can start this walk from either entrance. If you start at Welgemoed the first section is on a tar road that gently climbs up the hill. From here the gravel road winds down and then up onto the lower koppie.
Length: 2660m
Induli
Easy
This routeis on the Platteklip side of the reserve. Follow the path from the entrance until it splits and then take the left path, this will circle around and meet up with Watsonia trail to lead through the picnic area and then back to the entrance.
Length: 990m
Ukhetshe
Easy to moderate
Also on the Platteklip side this path turns to the right where Induli goes left. From here it runs along the lower slopes all the way to the Welgemoed side picnic area and then onto the Watsonia route road all the way to the Platteklip picnic area and then back to the entrance.
Length: 3160m
Golden Mole
Easy to moderate
From the Welgemoed entrance follow the tar road until you see the sign leading off to the left. This route then leads down and around the lower slopes before climbing back up through the picnic area and continuing on around the reserve before leading back to the entrance again.
Length: 3600m
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