From Eagle’s Nest buttress on the Constantia Nek edge of the Table Mountain chain one has glorious 360 degree vistas over a variety of urban landscapes. The photos below speak for themselves!
Set off point: Cecelia Forest parking area on Rhodes Drive
Climb: 300m
Distance: 6kms of comfortable walking
Rock ‘faces’ on the approach to Eagle’s Nest: Photo: Viv of Scenic South
A rock I have named ‘The Gargoyle’ overlooks the saddle to Orange Kloof. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
And this one must be a Disney monster! Rock shape on Eagle’s Nest Btress, Table Mountain chain. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
View from Eagle’s Nest buttress over Orange Kloof. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
View from Eagle’s Nest buttress over Hout Bay. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
View from Eagle’s Nest buttress over Constantia Nek. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
View from Eagle’s Nest buttress over False Bay. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
Beauties of the Fynbos kingdom. Photo Viv of Scenic South
The extraordinary bark of the cork oak. Photo Viv of Scenic South
Indigenous and alien trees shade part of the trail to Eagle’s Nest. Photo: Viv of Scenic South
