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A full-moon night hike

Follow the Footprints

Five yellow footprints mark the way up Lion’s Head. Here is what they say.

Five yellow footprints are hidden on rocks across the dark mountainside, and each one writes a line of the invitation into the trail log. Move the headlamp with the arrow keys and press Enter or Space to check the rock under the light; you will be told which way the nearest footprint lies. Or use Skip to the invitation, or Light the whole mountain, to read everything at once.

The invitation

Full Moon on Lion’s Head

Join a full-moon walk up Lion’s Head with Brenton. Headlamps on the way up, the whole city lit below, and the moon over the Atlantic from the top.

Date
24 November 2026Tuesday · full moon
Meet
18:15 SASTBack down by 21:30
Meeting point
Lion’s Head parking, Signal Hill RoadCape Town, Western Cape
Trail
Lion’s Head summit (chains route)5.5 km return · ±2.5 hours
Difficulty
ModerateA steady spiral path with chains and staples near the top; the bypass path avoids them.
Host
BrentonLeading from the front, with spare batteries.

Bring

  • Headlamp + spare batteries
  • Warm layer & windbreaker
  • 1.5 L of water
  • Shoes with real grip
  • Summit snacks
  • A flask of something hot
  • Charged phone
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Kindly reply by 17 November 2026

Sign the trail register

We walk up together and count heads at the top, so let us know either way.