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Up Spes Bona, Down Echo Valley - Kalk Bay (Cape Town)

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Chris Eady
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Trail stats

Distance
3.11 mi
Elevation gain
1,375 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,375 ft
Max elevation
1,666 ft
TrailRank 
64 5
Min elevation
284 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 20 minutes
Time
4 hours 28 minutes
Coordinates
932
Uploaded
April 24, 2022
Recorded
April 2022

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near Kalkbaai, Western Cape (South Africa)

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Itinerary description

This short trail starts and ends at Boyes drive above Kalk Bay. After parking one crosses the road and begins an immediate ascent. The trail splits at various points but intersections are well marked and the trail is well defined, even boasting some stretches of boardwalk through the forested areas. The views on the trail across false bay are well worth the relatively easy effort needed to complete. Flora at the time of writing is impressive with tons of King Proteas, Erica Mimosa and the forested sections dominated by milkwood and yellowwood trees. Spectacular scenery.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 293 ft
Photo ofTrail start on boyes drive Photo ofTrail start on boyes drive

Trail start on boyes drive

Start point

PictographPhoto Altitude 382 ft
Photo ofThe Giraffe on the rock Photo ofThe Giraffe on the rock

The Giraffe on the rock

Engraving

PictographBeach Altitude 456 ft
Photo ofCape Hangklip across false bay Photo ofCape Hangklip across false bay

Cape Hangklip across false bay

Across false bay

PictographWaypoint Altitude 602 ft
Photo ofFoot engraving Photo ofFoot engraving

Foot engraving

Rock engraving

PictographIntersection Altitude 726 ft
Photo ofIntersection, Right to Spes Bona (ascending) Photo ofIntersection, Right to Spes Bona (ascending)

Intersection, Right to Spes Bona (ascending)

Left to Echo valley

PictographPhoto Altitude 728 ft
Photo ofFish engraving Photo ofFish engraving

Fish engraving

On the river path

PictographFlora Altitude 766 ft
Photo ofEndangered pink erica Photo ofEndangered pink erica

Endangered pink erica

Next to path

PictographIntersection Altitude 784 ft
Photo ofRight turn to Spes Bona

Right turn to Spes Bona

Intersection sign

PictographBeach Altitude 904 ft
Photo ofSt James below

St James below

View dowm

PictographIntersection Altitude 958 ft
Photo ofLeft turn to Spes Bona (ascent)

Left turn to Spes Bona (ascent)

Waypoint

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,049 ft
Photo ofBurress

Burress

To the right entering spes bona

PictographFlora Altitude 1,191 ft
Photo ofErica Mimosa and King proteas Photo ofErica Mimosa and King proteas Photo ofErica Mimosa and King proteas

Erica Mimosa and King proteas

Flora on the trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,266 ft
Photo ofBoardwalk start Photo ofBoardwalk start

Boardwalk start

Wooden path

PictographCave Altitude 1,323 ft
Photo ofOverhang

Overhang

Rock boulders

PictographTree Altitude 1,327 ft
Photo ofForest Photo ofForest Photo ofForest

Forest

Boardwalk

PictographPark Altitude 1,404 ft
Photo ofForest section Photo ofForest section Photo ofForest section

Forest section

And a red wildflower

PictographCave Altitude 1,491 ft
Photo ofPath under the rock

Path under the rock

Boardwalk

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,522 ft
Photo ofCliff Photo ofCliff Photo ofCliff

Cliff

Above the yellowoods

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,543 ft
Photo ofView Photo ofView Photo ofView

View

Through and up the kloof

PictographFlora Altitude 1,553 ft
Photo ofKing Protea Photo ofKing Protea

King Protea

Next to path

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,598 ft
Photo ofLeft to Amphitheater Photo ofLeft to Amphitheater Photo ofLeft to Amphitheater

Left to Amphitheater

Connection to Echo valley

PictographSummit Altitude 1,656 ft
Photo ofSummit of this trail Photo ofSummit of this trail Photo ofSummit of this trail

Summit of this trail

Connection to Echo valley

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,521 ft
Photo ofAmphitheater Photo ofAmphitheater Photo ofAmphitheater

Amphitheater

Top

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,484 ft
Photo ofEnter Echo valley Photo ofEnter Echo valley

Enter Echo valley

Left turn

PictographFlora Altitude 1,434 ft
Photo ofPink wildflower Photo ofPink wildflower

Pink wildflower

On path

PictographTree Altitude 1,370 ft
Photo ofYellowwood and milkwoods Photo ofYellowwood and milkwoods Photo ofYellowwood and milkwoods

Yellowwood and milkwoods

Forest

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,291 ft
Photo ofClearing Photo ofClearing Photo ofClearing

Clearing

Gap in trees

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,252 ft
Photo ofView in echo valley Photo ofView in echo valley

View in echo valley

View

PictographFlora Altitude 1,102 ft
Photo ofWildflower Photo ofWildflower

Wildflower

Side of path alone

PictographPanorama Altitude 819 ft
Photo ofEcho valley Seal island and strand Photo ofEcho valley Seal island and strand Photo ofEcho valley Seal island and strand

Echo valley Seal island and strand

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Comments  (1)

  • Photo of Maxime Yates
    Maxime Yates Apr 24, 2022

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Amazing views, easy enough and well demarcated

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