Walks · Our pick in Cape Town
The Yellowwood Trail, Kirstenbosch
To Skeleton Waterfall
A 3 km loop from the Fragrance Garden up Skeleton Stream to Skeleton Waterfall: about 90 minutes.
Our take
- About 3 km
- About 90 minutes
- Skeleton Waterfall
- Address
- Kirstenbosch · Fragrance Garden, Cape Town
- Website
- sanbi.org
About The Yellowwood Trail, Kirstenbosch
SANBI’s Yellowwood Trail starts and ends at Kirstenbosch’s Fragrance Garden: about 3 km and an hour and a half. Walk clockwise along the Smuts Track beside Skeleton Stream to Skeleton Waterfall, on the 300 m contour path, and cross Nursery Stream twice on the way back. Steep in places, but not difficult.
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What’s nearby
Distances from The Yellowwood Trail, Kirstenbosch are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Table Mountain cableway5.2 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Zeitz MOCAA8.6 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Robben Island boats8.8 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 26 min
- The V&A Waterfront8.9 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Cape Town International Airport16 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Cape Point42 kmCar or taxi 105 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station7.0 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 22 min
Location
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