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Chapman's Peak Drive

Category 2

9.2 km

Distance

590 m

Elevation Gain

6.4%

Average Gradient

12%

Max Gradient

310 m

Summit Elevation

Chapman's Peak Drive is the most visually spectacular coastal cycling road in the world โ€” a definitive claim that requires evidence, and the evidence is the road itself: 9.2km carved directly into Atlantic-facing cliffs above Hout Bay between 1915 and 1922, climbing from the Hout Bay harbour at 10m...

Pro Tip

Check the Chapman's Peak Drive website (chapmanspeakdrive.co.za) and the Chapman's Peak Facebook page before any planned ride โ€” the road closes without notice after rockfall events or high-wind warnin...

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