place

Orange Kloof

Forests of South AfricaTable Mountain National ParkWestern Cape geography stubs
Oranjekloof valley forests Cape Town 2
Oranjekloof valley forests Cape Town 2

Orange Kloof is an area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the northern end of the Hout Bay valley, just to the west of Cecilia Park. It is a conservation area with highly restricted access, vegetated by indigenous Afro-temperate forest and endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos. Orange Kloof is believed to have derived its name from the bark of the orange-coloured saffron trees that were prevalent in Hout Bay at the time.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Orange Kloof (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Orange Kloof
Inner Orange Kloof Ring Road, Cape Town Cape Town Ward 54

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Orange KloofContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N -34.002222222222 ° E 18.389444444444 °
placeShow on map

Address

Inner Orange Kloof Ring Road

Inner Orange Kloof Ring Road
7848 Cape Town, Cape Town Ward 54
Western Cape, South Africa
mapOpen on Google Maps

Oranjekloof valley forests Cape Town 2
Oranjekloof valley forests Cape Town 2
Share experience

Nearby Places

Constantia Nek
Constantia Nek

Constantia Nek is a low pass over the Table Mountain range in Cape Town, South Africa, linking Constantia to Hout Bay in the west. It is one of three passes connecting Hout Bay to the rest of the city, and, with Ou Kaapse Weg is one of the two passes over the mountain range between the city centre and the Fish Hoek valley. The summit of the pass is at 212m. Three roads meet at the summit of the pass: Rhodes Drive, heading north towards the city, Constantia Road, heading towards the Constantia and the southern suburbs, and Hout Bay Main Road, heading into the Hout Bay valley. It is the highest point on the Two Oceans Marathon ultramarathon route.Many hiking routes start at Constantia Nek. To the south, a path heads over Vlakkenberg towards Constantiaberg. To the north, the Jeep Track (also called the Bridle Path) ascends to the reservoirs on the "back table" of Table Mountain, while the contour path heads into Cecilia Park and northwards towards Kirstenbosch. To the west, a path heads into the restricted area of Orange Kloof. The pass was called "Clooff Pas" by Jan van Riebeeck when he crossed it on 23 March 1657. Constantia Nek Restaurant, situated at the top of the pass, is the oldest restaurant in Cape Town.The mountainside at Constantia Nek is covered in Peninsula Granite Fynbos, an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to Cape Town - occurring nowhere else. Another different endangered and endemic vegetation type, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, can be found much further up the mountain slopes.