Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. Thus, the first modern rounding of the cape in 1488 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was a milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the Far East. Dias called the cape Cabo das Tormentas ("Cape of Storms"), which was the original name of the "Cape of Good Hope". As one of the great capes of the South Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as "the Cape". It is a waypoint on the Cape Route and the clipper route followed by clipper ships to the Far East and Australia, and still followed by several offshore yacht races.
Region: Western Cape
City: Cape Town
Distance: 19.24 km
Elevation Gain: 236 m
Elevation Loss: 194 m
Difficulty: 153 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.27 FIETS
Avg Grade: 1.47 %
Max cat climb: 3
Min elevation: 7 m
Max elevation: 189 m
Ride Category: Rollers