Lion’s Head Summit
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,972 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,184 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,173 ft
- TrailRank
-
34
4.7
- Min elevation
- 164 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- one hour 12 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 8 minutes
- Coordinates
- 768
- Uploaded
- December 11, 2022
- Recorded
- December 2022
near Malay Quarter, Western Cape (South Africa)
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Itinerary description
In the 17th century, the Dutch named the peak Lion’s Head (Leeuwen Kop). Signal Hill’s name was Lion’s Tail (Leeuwen Staart). To them, the shape of the mountain range resembles a crouching lion. In the 17th century, the English called the peak Sugar Loaf.
When you hike Lion's Head, you get a 360-degree view of Cape Town.
Midway up, choose between an easy roundabout route or the more challenging, steeper route. The demanding route provides metal chains, steps and ladders to negotiate the difficult sections.
The total length of the trail both ways is 5,5 kilometers. Lion’s Head elevation is 669 meters .
Beautiful scenery, moderate difficulty. I would do it again
When you hike Lion's Head, you get a 360-degree view of Cape Town.
Midway up, choose between an easy roundabout route or the more challenging, steeper route. The demanding route provides metal chains, steps and ladders to negotiate the difficult sections.
The total length of the trail both ways is 5,5 kilometers. Lion’s Head elevation is 669 meters .
Beautiful scenery, moderate difficulty. I would do it again
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nice hike. easy to follow, in some parts your have to walk scalate, but it worth!