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Grootkop · 857 m · 3.5 km NW
Pass · Western Cape

Constantia Nek

217 m712 ft
Tonight
15°CCloudy · Wind 6 km/h S

Constantia Nek is a mountain pass at 217 m in Western Cape, South Africa.

All facts
Saddle
217 m
Lowest point
51 m / 47 m
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Pass

Constantia Nek: the climb from each side

Saddle 217 meast side 51 m+166 m · 3.0 kmKenrock Country Estate 47 m+170 m · 2.8 km

Crossed by: M63 Hout Bay Main Road, M41 Constantia Main Road, M63 Rhodes Drive, Hoerikwaggo Trail

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Constantia Nek 3D map

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Topographic map

Constantia Nek terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Constantia Nek elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Constantia Nek weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 15°C (59°F) · Wind 6 km/h S

Constantia Nek forecast for about 217 m.

  • Tonight15°–6 km/h S
  • Today14°20°–32 km/h S
  • Sun14°20°–44 km/h SE
  • Mon14°21°0.4 mm36 km/h S
  • Tue14°20°–10 km/h W
  • Wed16°23°–20 km/h SE
  • Thu18°27°–24 km/h SE
  • Fri18°28°1.8 mm31 km/h SE
  • Sat16°21°0.5 mm32 km/h S
  • Sun15°19°–34 km/h SE

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Constantia Nek

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Constantia Nek, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km NNW

    +2 more within 1.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Orange Kloof Tented Camp

    1.5 km NW · +1 more within 7.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Overseer's Cottage

    2.4 km NNE · +1 more within 4.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Platteklip Gorge

    6.4 km N

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NNW
Parking0.6 km SE
Cecilia Forest ParkingParking1.2 km ENE
Orange Kloof Tented CampCampsite1.5 km NW
Overseer's CottageHut2.4 km NNE
The People's Trail HutHut4.3 km N
Platteklip GorgeTrailhead6.4 km N
Old Silvermine tented campCampsite7.3 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 59% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
58.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
26.9%
Steep, 30–45°
11.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.5%
Steeper than 30°
14.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
893 m low point 0 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 50.7%Grassland 24.1%Shrubland 17.6%Built-up 6.2%Water 0.7%Cropland 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Constantia Nek.

NESW2 km5 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Reserve Peak844 m 3.4 km N
  2. 2Grootkop857 m 3.5 km NW
  3. 3Cleft Peak833 m 3.6 km N
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 2,693 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Southern Double-collared Sunbird1,524
  • Cape Spurfowl911
  • Cape Sugarbird863
  • Cape Silver Tree857
  • Western Leopard Toad802
  • African Dusky Flycatcher757
Where it sits

Where Constantia Nek sits

Region
Western Cape9South Africa23Africa69
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Constantia Nek downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia