Sirkelsvlei Circuit

Know before you go

• Flat, wild walking to the biggest natural water body at Cape Point — bontebok, red hartebeest and ostrich are regulars.
• Zero shelter — in heat or a gale the flatness stops being easy.
• Shares the Olifantsbos start with the Shipwreck Trail; combine them for a longer day.

If you need help

Few incidents — the risk profile is heat, wind and losing the faint path in low cloud, not terrain. Carry water; there is none on route.

Emergency exit

The circuit never strays more than about 3 km from Olifantsbos — retrace your route or cut west toward the coast road.

Cell reception

Patchy across the plateau.

Start point

Parking: Olifantsbos parking, inside the park gates. Baboons raid open cars — close windows.

Elevation profile

Best time of year

Spring for flowers and calm days. A summer south-easter turns the open plateau miserable.

Tell someone where you are going

Share your plan with a friend or family member before you set off.