Hike to the legendary sign at the Cape of Good Hope

At the most south-westerly tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope Trail leads you through a landscape that feels frozen in time. Rugged cliffs, the scent of fynbos and the roar of the Atlantic accompany you along the way. Your goal is the famous wooden sign at the Cape of Good Hope, which for many marks the symbolic endpoint of a journey.

The hike is around 4.7 kilometres long and starts at the Cape Point car park or directly at the cape, and can be walked in either direction. You follow narrow coastal paths, climb over wind-battered hills and finally reach the place where the sign stands – with a view of the turbulent sea. Time and again you are treated to panoramas that make you pause, while South African ostriches, baboons or eland antelopes may cross your path.

Plane etwa 1,5 bis 2 Stunden für den Trail ein und bring ausreichend Wasser sowie Sonnenschutz mit – Schatten gibt es hier kaum. Am besten startest du früh morgens oder am späten Nachmittag, um der Mittagshitze zu entgehen und den Trail in angenehmer Ruhe zu genießen. Die Kombination aus rauer Küste, einzigartiger Vegetation und weiter Aussicht macht diese Wanderung zu einem echten Highlight.