For those who are hikers we have a wonderful walking track which is in the mountains overlooking some of the most marvelous scenery on our Atlantic Seaboard. The track is just over 7 Km in length. You could ask the question as to why is this trail called the pipe track?

In the late 1880's our municipality gave the instruction to have the
Woodhead tunnel built on Table Mountain.  Water was led from the Disa Gorge Rivulet on the mountain to the Molteno Reservoir via this tunnel. The reservoir is located in a suburb called Oranjezicht which is on the slopes of Table Mountain. The pipeline got laid on an area which was soon commonly known as the pipe track.

So if you ever visit Cape Town and you do this wonderful hike remember where the name for the trail that you are walking on comes from.

Article submitted by: Selwyn Davidowitz
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SATOUR accredited tourguide with an immense passion for Cape Town and its surrounds. To see more about Selwyn's services as a tourguide please click here .