Gordo's photos of Chapman's Peak
All photos and text Copyright © 2001-2004 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com


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Chapman's Peak Drive is one of the most scenic routes in the world.
Rockfalls are a perennial threat, and in December 1999 the route was closed.

Update: The slopes of Constantiaberg and Chapman's Peak above Hout Bay
were badly burned in a series of fires from 16 to 19 January 2000.
The route re-opened as a toll-road in December 2003.


Chapman's Peak Drive - Mar '04

Chapman's Peak Drive and Kommetjie


Chapmans Peak and Kommetjie from Constantiaberg - Jun '03

Chapmans Peak and Kommetjie from Constantiaberg


Chapman's Peak from Silvermine with Sentinel towards Hout Bay - Oct '02

Chapman's Peak from Silvermine with Sentinel towards Hout Bay


Hout Bay and Little Lion's Head from Chapman's Peak - Dec '01

Hout Bay and Little Lion's Head from Chapman's Peak


Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak from Little Lion's Head - Nov '01

Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak from Little Lion's Head Chapman's Peak and Hout Bay Harbour from Little Lion's Head


Chapman's Peak and the Sentinel from Karbonkelberg - Apr '01

Chapman's Peak from Karbonkelberg


Chapman's Peak Drive and erosion - late Jul '00
The road is far from re-opening after the fire and rockfalls

Chapman's Peak Drive and rockfalls


Burned Chapman's Peak from upper Silvermine - early Jul '00

burned Chapman's Peak from Western Silvermine burned Chapman's Peak from upper Silvermine


Recovering from fire (Noordhoek side) - June '00
The upper slopes look quite green, the lower slopes not (see above)

Chapman's Peak recovering from fire


Chapman's Peak Drive (burned area) - early May '00

burned area around Chapman's Peak Drive burned area around Chapman's Peak Drive


Burned Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay beach - Feb/Mar '00

burned Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay beach


Burned Constantiaberg from Chapman's Peak drive - Feb/Mar '00

burned Constantiaberg from Chapman's Peak drive burned Constantiaberg and Noordhoek Peak from Chapman's Peak drive


Burned area on Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay side - early-Jan '00

burned area on Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay side burned area on Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay side


Burned Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie and Noordhoek - early-Jan '00 and mid-Jan '00
burned Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie Chapman's Peak totally burned from Noordhoek side


Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie - Dec '98

Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie


View past Karbonkelberg to Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek - June '82

View from Karbonkelberg to Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek


View from Karbonkelberg past Chapman's Peak to Noordhoek and Kommetjie
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson

view from Karbonkelberg past Chapman's Peak to Noordhoek and Kommetjie


Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay - Autumn '95

Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay


Spectacular views towards Kommetjie - late '92 and Nov '99

spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive Chapman's Peak with sea patterns

Chapman's Peak Drive from upper Silvermine - Jun '99

Chapman's Peak drive from upper Silvermine


Hout Bay from Chapman's Peak Drive - Nov '99

Hout Bay from Chapman's Peak with sea patterns


Waves on rocks below Chapman's Peak Drive - early Spring '96

waves on rocks below Chapman's Peak Drive


Views over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie - July '98

view over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie


Click here to read about the history of Chapman's Peak via the Hout Bay Heritage Trust

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24 May 2004 updated
06 Feb 2000 created