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THE OUTDOORS

THE SAFETY OF CAPE POINT

Cape Town is blessed with world-class walks, and cursed with out-of-control crime, which makes hiking dangerous across the Peninsula. One area you’re safe is the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve at Cape Point, where myriad beautiful walks range from the one-hour Lighthouse Keeper’s Trail to the three-hour Kanonkop Trail – with views over False Bay. Most popular are the Shipwreck Trails from Olifantsbos parking area to the remains of the (1942) and other maritime victims.

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