Silvermine Nature Reserve

The flora of the hilly Silvermine Nature Reserve is among the most beautiful on the whole Cape Peninsula. The reserve (area 2,158ha/5,330ac), which extends westward from the crest of the hills above Kalk Bay and the Muizenberg range to the east of this as far as Mt Nordhoek (756m/2480ft), is the home of antelopes, gazelles, steppe lynxes, porcupines and genets.

There are many attractive footpaths leading up hill and down dale to superb viewpoints. In the late 17th C Governor van der Stel hoped to find silver in this area: his hopes were disappointed, but they have given the reserve its name.