Route 62 and Swartberg Pass · part 3

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Cape Town / Western Cape

   The valley is a quiet pocket of the Winelands ringed by the Witzenberg and Winterhoek ranges, and the town has the longest row of preserved Cape Dutch buildings in the country on Church Street. On the night of the twenty-ninth of September 1969, an earthquake of magnitude six-point-three shook the town, damaging most of those buildings. Restoration took years, and the street today looks as it did in the eighteenth century, a remarkable act of collective repair.

   Read the complete Cape Town / Western Cape write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Cape Town / Western Cape is where the day begins. Next is Route 62 and Swartberg Pass checkpoint 8.

2. 2. Near Constantia

   Hout Bay sits in a deep green bowl on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula, a short hop over the mountains from Constantia, and this point lies in that valley or on the slopes above it. Steep peaks surround it on three sides: the Sentinel guarding the harbour mouth, the Karbonkelberg to the west and the long ridge of Table Mountain's back table to the east. The fishing harbour, the beach and the village spread out along the valley floor.

   Read the complete Near Constantia write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Back at Route 62 and Swartberg Pass checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Back to Route 62.

3. 3. Back to Cape Town / Western Cape

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Cape Town / Western Cape write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   The route ends here after 312 km.