Lion's Head

Mother Nature has been awfully kind to us this week and decided to bless us with some sunshine. So, after finishing work yesterday, we went into the city to hike up Lion’s Head, a mountain located directly beside Table Mountain with an elevation of 2,195 feet.

This hike was much less intense and much more enjoyable than our Table Mountain experience. It wasn’t quite as steep, and since we didn’t have a guide we could go at our own speed and explore the mountain as we desired. The trail spirals around the mountain taking you to its peak, giving you views of the entire city of Cape Town, the Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain. To say that the views are breathtaking would be an understatement, and we all kept repeating how fortunate we are to be here and how none of us have ever seen anything so beautiful.

While most of the trail itself is a fairly steep incline, once you get to the top, you are basically rock climbing. Near the very top of the mountain there are ladders and chains to assist you since it is extremely steep, and it was fun trying to maneuver our way to the top. Once we got to the summit, clouds had pretty much engulfed the entire top of the mountain and so we could barely see the city below us. We took our time enjoying the scenery and resting at the top and still completed this hike in about two and a half hours. Compared to our Table Mountain adventure – it was a breeze.

When the weather decides to cooperate this city has a plethora of outdoor activities to offer. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we see some more sunshine soon so that we can get back out on the hiking trails!

The beginning of the trail

A view of Camps Bay from the trail

Amy and I with a view of Camps Bay in the background

Views from the trail

Amy and Laura taking in the views

Climbing on some rocks

The trail

Some boulders we found to play on

Laura and I playing on the boulders

Checking out the Atlantic Ocean

Amy and Laura with the ocean in the background

I'm not sure what I'm doing. Hiding?

More views of the trail

Amy and Laura scaling the wall. The city below them

Me climbing to the top

Camps Bay and Table Mountain covered in clouds

The view from the peak, the city covered in clouds

The sun beginning to set over the Atlantic