South Africa
Looking for the best rock climbing in South Africa? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around South Africa. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.
Top Rock Climbing Spots in and near South Africa
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Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain, Cape Town
5.01.9 mi / 2300 ft gainAfter parking at the lot near the Platteklip Gorge trailhead, start hiking south up the path. It soon will become extremely steep with large slabs of rock acting as some sort of giant stairs that us peons must crawl over until we eventually reach the summit. If you have long legs and are taller t...Read more -
Cape Town, South Africa
Hike Tranquility Cracks via the Pipe Tracks
5.05.6 mi / 1837.3 ft gainTranquility Cracks is one of Cape Town's best-kept secrets, despite it being near a main trail and done in under 4 hours. Essentially the Cracks are a series of passageways and narrow slits and fractures in the sandstone, most of which are wide enough to wriggle through. From atop, the Cracks are...Read more -
Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain's India Venster Route
1.6 mi / 2198.2 ft gainStarting about 50 m to the right of the lower cable car station of Table Mountain National Park, this 2.5 km point-to-point hike begins its 670 m elevation gain with a thigh-crushing ascent up a steep trail. Follow the trail about 15 to 20 minutes up to the contour path. Here you will see a green...Read more
