WHERE IS TABLE MOUNTAIN LOCATED?
Table Mountain is located in Cape Town, South Africa, on the country’s stunning southwestern coast. Rising above the city, the mountain is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world and a must-see destination for visitors to Cape Town.
LOCATION DETAILS
- Country → South Africa
- City → Cape Town
- Province → Western Cape
- Coordinates → approximately 33.9628° S, 18.4098° E
From almost anywhere in central Cape Town, you can look up and see Table Mountain’s distinctive flat summit dominating the skyline.
WHAT SURROUNDS TABLE MOUNTAIN
- To the north → Table Bay and the Cape Town city centre
- To the west → The Atlantic Ocean and Camps Bay
- To the east → Devil’s Peak and the Cape Flats
- To the south → The Twelve Apostles mountain range, stretching toward Hout Bay
TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Table Mountain is the heart of Table Mountain National Park, a protected area that also includes:
- Lion’s Head and Signal Hill
- The dramatic Cape of Good Hope
- The famous Cape Point
This makes it more than just a city landmark — it’s also part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to the unique Cape Floral Kingdom, one of the richest areas of plant biodiversity on Earth.
GUIDED HIKES TO THE TOP
Here at Cape Trek we also offer epic guided hikes up Table Mountain. Our most popular hike, India Venster, which departs from right next to the lower cable station, finishes at the upper cable station where we seamlessly catch the cable car down.
So you get the best of both world’s – an amazing hike up (you can say you hiked up Table Mountain) and a cable car ride down. This enables you to miss the most strenuous part of any hike – the descent.
TOP HIKES
A challenging route which meanders up the front of Table Mountain and finishes at the Cable Station. Includes some scrambling using chains and staples.
A beautiful route which crosses three buttresses on the Camps Bay side of Table Mountain finishing near the start of Valley of the Gods.
An enchanting hike taking one through some rather unique rock formations in a hidden part of Table Mountain. Accessed via Corridor Ravine.
An exposed route which traverses beneath the face of Table Mountain. It eventually links up with India Venster near the top. Not for the faint hearted.
A sublime line that that meanders up Left Face which sits to the left of Platteklip Gorge if you’re facing the mountain. Steep hiking mixed with some scrambling.
A lovely route that goes up to the top of the eastern side of Table Mountain. Accessed via Kirstenbosch Garden (for a fee) or Cecilia Forest.