Short and fun. Start Cecilia Forest parking at 6.45. Up to Spilhaus Ravine where it meets the Rooikat/Kirstenbosch path. Then off trail on a small beaconed path to the right and up the ridge, with some nice B scrambling. Emerge on the concrete Bridle Path for tea and breakfast. I was fascinated to watch more than 50 swifts (African Black Swift and Alpine Swift) providing a magnificent aerial display over the ridge and in the ravine. Then down the Bridle Path first zig zag and off onto the trail back to where we started at Spilhaus Ravine. Then back to cars passing some huge bluegums of about 1.5 m diameter and ? height? Thanks to Hikers Paradise hiking club and leader Anwar Adams.
The nerines that I wanted to see today (Nerine sarniensis). Two were flowering right next to the path.
And a whole more looking great on a ledge that was just out of reach...
The upper ravine to the right of the ridge we had just ascended, with the Table in the distance.
We hiked for just less than 3 hours covering 4.8 km and 500 m climb.
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