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Kloof Nek

Category 3

3.4 km

Distance

280 m

Elevation Gain

8.2%

Average Gradient

14%

Max Gradient

290 m

Summit Elevation

Kloof Nek is the primary road cycling approach to Table Mountain from the Cape Town city side — a 3.4km Category 3 climb at 8.2% average from the De Waal Drive underpass junction at 10m to the Kloof Nek saddle at 290m, through the residential southern suburbs of Tamboerskloof and Gardens on a road t...

Pro Tip

Kloof Nek carries significant vehicle traffic on weekday mornings between 07:00 and 09:00 as Cape Town residents use it as a commute route between the southern suburbs and the city. Riding Kloof Nek b...

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