Newlands Circuit, via Rhodes Memorial, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.41 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,552 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,552 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,529 ft
- TrailRank
- 19
- Min elevation
- 337 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1695
- Uploaded
- November 2, 2016
- Recorded
- September 2016
near Nuweland, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa)
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Itinerary description
This trail takes in a variety of Newlands and its trails and forests, from open wide trails to technical single tracks, crossing a few streams.
The track takes a flattish route to above Rhodes Memorial, and then up a technical single track to the Contour Path. From here it traverses to the Newlands Ravine intersection and then via a very steep technical downhill single track to the end where one started from.
This track was recorded in an anti-clockwise direction.
The track takes a flattish route to above Rhodes Memorial, and then up a technical single track to the Contour Path. From here it traverses to the Newlands Ravine intersection and then via a very steep technical downhill single track to the end where one started from.
This track was recorded in an anti-clockwise direction.
Waypoints
Car park
337 ft
Start/Finish
Newlands Forestry Station
Intersection
790 ft
Turn right
Down a small single track trail.
Intersection
701 ft
Turn left
Up a technical single track trail.
Intersection
1,224 ft
Turn right
Up a single track, stepped.
Intersection
1,270 ft
Turn left
Sharply along the Contour Path.
Intersection
1,231 ft
Start of Newlands Ravine
Go past the start of Newlands Ravine and the picnic bench and turn left down a technical single track.
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Thanks for sharing. When you say it is technical in parts, is a rope necessary? Thanks, Lori
Hi Lori, No rope necessary, just technical underfoot. Enjoy!
Is this mainly on the jeep track? Or not really?
Hi Janu, Not really, most of the lower sections are jeep track, otherwise its beautiful single track along the Contour Path. Enjoy!
Thanks, I loooove single tracks. My friend is really scared of snakes and gets anxious on single tracks where the path is not open. Can you recommend a route that just stays on the jeep track?
I have been running in this part of Table Mountain since my childhood school days and I have never come across snakes, single or jeep tracks here. Nowadays, the mountain is extremely (more) busy and so the likelihood of your friend coming across snakes is significantly lower. Besides, my personal experience with snakes is usually found on jeep tracks, but that's just me. Have a look around my profile or see other tracks in the area on the right hand side of this page, but most jeep tracks are found on the lower slopes. But otherwise, your friend really has nothing to worry about. If anything, be more aware of crime, take along pepper spray, stay together, run/hike when its busy, take no valuables with and be aware.