This is the second time we walked the Noordhoek Outlook trail in Silvermine, just off Ou Kaapse Weg. We parked near the reservoir and we took the trail just to the left of the bridge on the other side of the reservoir. This trail leads up and around with views extending over Fish Hoek, Simon's Town, Noordhoek, Hout Bay and then back towards the Southern Suburbs.
This is a lovely long walk (9.3 kms) without the detours - the detours are well worth checking out too.
It's consistently steep uphill for most the walk and then a very steep downhill at the end. Some crazy cyclists cycle in the opposite direction; UP the very steep hill... like I said: crazy cyclists.
The first time we hiked this (our first hike in many years!) it took us 3 hours with lots of breaks we weren't carrying anything other than our water.
We came back this time and managed to walk it in 2 hours without any breaks and with loaded backpacks.
It wasn't the scenic version, but we're in training now.
It's great to see how our fitness has improved over the past few months. All this hiking must be doing us some good!
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