Up Elsies with two spaniels, a Scot, Tessa - and some humans

The start at the top of Ravine Steps.

Upwards.

Erica nudiflora.

Tom and Aiden.

Aloe succotrina - one of two naturally occurring aloes on the peninsula.

Gladiolus priorii.

Tea. Paul, Pauline, Meg, Thea, Sue and Stephen. Tessa's curly tail in the centre.

Aiden blending in.

Down again.

Zygophyllum spinosum.

Snakestem Pincushion (Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron).

A sign of the times!

Up Elsie's Peak

From Mountain Road, Fish Hoek, follow the path up the mountain towards Glencairn, then up to Elsie's Peak for tea, then down to the cars. About 3 hours fairly gentle, dog-friendly walking.
Meet at the top of Ravine Steps at the SANParks signpost on Mountain Road.

To get to the start: From Kommetjie Road, turn into Highway/Berg Rd, which then becomes Mountain Rd, and a few hundred metres before the dead end, there is a SANParks sign saying Elsies Peak.

Park at the sign post. We will meet here.

The route.

What Elsie?

Els or Elsie's Peak - who knows? But we are meeting at the top of Ravine Steps on Mountain or Berg Road (off Highway) where there is a SANParks hikers noticeboard. Easiest way to get there is to turn off Kommetjie Main Road into Highway (which is opposite 13th Street) , then take the second road to the right into Mountain (sometimes labelled as Berg) Road and just drive along until you see the sign on the right. Meet at the sign post. We aim to walk all the way along and back which could take 3 hours with tea.