Chapman's Peak Drive

Noordhoek is the starting-point of Chapman's Peak Drive, one of the world's most impressive corniche roads, which runs for 10km/6.25mi, with numerous bends, along the rocky face of Chapman's Peak. At its highest point the road reaches a height of 160m/525ft above sea level; and since the rock exposed by the blasting of the road out of the cliff face has not yet oxidized the reddish and yellowish strata of Table Mountain sandstones can be seen above the Cape granite. There are numerous parking places from which visitors can enjoy the view over Hout Bay, extending as far as the Sentinel (331m/1086ft).