Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Lion's Head via Truth Hiking Cape Town
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A popular destination for hiking enthusiasts. Photo: Chris Jacobs (googlemap - March 2017)
Hiking Trail Suitable For Beginner
Relatively short trails (<5 km; <4 hours), low altitude (<2,500 masl) with low elevation gain (<500 m), gentle to moderate slopes (8–16°).
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3.79 km · 360 m · 655 masl · 23.3° · 3.0 hours round trip
Statistics
- Elevation Gain
- 360m
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Total Distance
The value shown is the total ASCENDING distance
- 3.79km
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Travel Time
This travel time is the time taken for the ASCENDING journey only and does not account for rest stops along the way or overnight stays. The difficulty level is derived from the round-trip time, which is twice this value
- 1.5hours
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Calories
The value shown is the calories used for ASCENDING and DESCENDING journeys, excluding calories needed during rest stops along the hike or for overnight stays
- kcal
- Altitude
- 655masl
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Steepness
Trail steepness is taken at the 95th percentile across all segments, with very short segments discarded so GPS noise does not overstate the value
- 23.3°C2
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Truth Hiking Cape Town
Elev 294 m -
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Summit
Elev 654 m Duration 1.5 hours Calories 855 kcal -
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Weather Conditions
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Truth Hiking Cape Town
294 m
Friday
2 October · 13:00
Fog
17 °C
8.7 km/h
Saturday
3 October · 13:00
Clear
17 °C
28.8 km/h
Sunday
4 October · 13:00
Clear
25 °C
8.5 km/h
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ⓘ Last updated on Rabu, 17 Juni 2026
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