This page roughly follows the route of the Argus Cylce Tour around the Cape Peninsula
All photos Copyright © 1998 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com

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City Centre and Devil's Peak and Table Mountain from Kloof Nek
Table Bay and Northern Suburbs Table Mountain from Kloof Nek


Table Mountain above Newlands
group B up Ediburgh drive with sunrise on Table Mountain scenic Table Mountain from Newlands cycle tour in front of Table Mountain


Blue Route freeway away from Table Mountain

Blue Route Freeway looking towards Table Mountain

Clich here to see panoramas of Southern Suburbs



Wide view of Constantiaberg from the Blue Route
This peak was badly burned in the recent fires.

Constantiaberg with gardens in foregound


Kalk Bay to Glencairn on False Bay
Glencairn behind Fishoek Mountain Kalk Bay from Fishoek Mountain


Smitswinkel Bay past Simonstown at the turning point

Smitswinkel Bay near entrance to Reserve

Click here to go further to Cape Point


Field of white daisies near Kommetjie

field of white daisies near Kommetjie

Click here to see a view of Kommetjie from Hout Bay






View over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie from Chapman's Peak Drive

view over Noordhoek beach to Kommetjie

Spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive
This part of the route is currently closed.

spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive

Don't look down!

Click here to see waves below Chapman's Peak Drive







From Chapman's Peak to Hout Bay and Suikerbossie

Chapman's Peak from Hout Bay group A cyclists nearing the end - Suikerbossie above Hout Bay


Llandudno and Camps Bay on the Atlantic Coast

Camps Bay with beach Llandudno beach


Panoramic view of the Peninsula (50km in length) from Helderberg Mountain

False Bay Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain


From here you can go on a tour:
  • south along the Atlantic Coast
  • across Constantia Nek to Hout Bay
  • round the mountain to the Southern Suburbs
  • around False Bay
  • south to Cape Point


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    06 Feb 2000 updated
    06 Mar 1998 created