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
Chapmans Peak and Kommetjie from
Constantiaberg -
Jun '03
Chapman's Peak from Silvermine
with Sentinel towards Hout Bay - Oct '02
Hout Bay and Little Lion's Head from Chapman's Peak -
Dec '01
Hout Bay and Chapman's Peak from Little Lion's Head -
Nov '01
Chapman's Peak and the Sentinel from Karbonkelberg -
Apr '01
Chapman's Peak Drive and erosion - late Jul '00
The road is far from re-opening after the fire and rockfalls
Burned Chapman's Peak from upper Silvermine -
early Jul '00
Recovering from fire (Noordhoek side) - June '00
The upper slopes look quite green, the lower slopes not (see above)
Chapman's Peak Drive (burned area) -
early May '00
Burned Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay beach -
Feb/Mar '00
Burned Constantiaberg from Chapman's Peak drive -
Feb/Mar '00
Burned area on Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay side -
early-Jan '00
Burned Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie and Noordhoek -
early-Jan '00
and mid-Jan '00
Chapman's Peak from Kommetjie -
Dec '98
View past Karbonkelberg to Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek -
June '82
View from Karbonkelberg past Chapman's Peak to Noordhoek and
Kommetjie
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson
Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay -
Autumn '95
Spectacular views towards Kommetjie -
late '92 and Nov '99
Chapman's Peak Drive from upper Silvermine -
Jun '99
Hout Bay from Chapman's Peak Drive -
Nov '99
Waves on rocks
below Chapman's Peak Drive -
early Spring '96
Views over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie
- July '98
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