Cecilia Ridge

Route Description:

Cecilia Ridge provides an easy scramble up to the Back Table of TM from either Cecilia Forest or Kirstenbosch. From the Cecilia Forest parking on Rhodes Avenue come up Spilhaus Ravine, crossing several jeep tracks until the highest contour path is reached below Spilhaus Buttress. Go north along the contour path towards Kirstenbosch, dipping down through Cecilia ravine and then up onto Cecilia Buttress. The path up the buttress takes off 10m after the path has leveled out after climbing up from Cecilia Ravine.

Or, from Kirstenbosch, take any of several routes up the contour path (well marked) and go south towards Constantia Nek. At a junction of several paths and the Kirstenbosh boundary, turn right up a steep set of steps. Cross Rooikat Ravine and about 200m further on the Ridge path turns off right.

The path up is easy to follow and needs no description. There are several return options. The quickest is down the jeep track to Constantia Nek. A popular 'circuit' is up Cecilia and down Nursery Ravine back into Kirstenbosch. Or one can do this in reverse and come up Nursery and down Cecilia Ridge. Cecilia Ridge also provides an alternative way down after coming up Constanta Corner.