Paarl Rocks - Climbing & Bouldering

The area is access sensitive!

🔴 RULES
A permit is required for driving through the gates on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays. Gate closes in the evening and you have to be out - large fine!! Please be out before the closing time, we don't want to create any unnecessary tension between climbers and the nature reserve authorities.

🔴 ACCESS
Paarl Rocks Nature Reserve is open all year round. Entrance is free during the week, or if you choose to park at the pay booth and walk up on weekends. But please note that you will be fined if you are not out by closing time as there is a gate before the boom that is also closed. No entry 1 hour before closure time.

🚪 Entrance:
Monday - Friday: Free
Saturday - Sunday & Public Holidays: R48 per vehicle plus R16 per person

🚪 Gate closure:
Summer: 1 October - 31 March 07h00 - 19h00
Winter: 1 April - 30 September 07h00 - 18h00

🚗 DRIVE
From Cape Town follow the N1 for about 60km, taking the Paarl (R45) off ramp on the left. Turn left onto Main Road and drive for about 1.5km until you see the Paarl Mountain Reserve sign on the right hand side of the road. Turn left here onto Jan Phillips Mountain Drive (becomes a dirt road) and continue up for 1.9km to a T-junction. Head right and drive for approximately 4km along the winding road taking the first left you reach (from the T-Junction, drive for 1.7km for the Gladde Rock Parking on the left). Follow this up for 500m to the pay booth.
Go left at the pay booth for to reach (600m) the Two Cents Slab Parking on the right. Continue on to reach (1.7km) the Lower & Bouldering Parking close to some large boulders, and head on further up to reach (2.3km) the Upper Parking.
To reach the Rear Parking go right at the pay booth for 400m and take the Nante's Dam turn-off left. Drive for 2.4km and take the first left for 600m and then left again for 300m to reach the Rear Parking.

🅿️ PARKING
For The Illearth, Scream Boulder, Euro Wall, Cannonfodder Wall and Bouldering Area use the Lower & Bouldering Parking.
For the Arbor Cave, Hidden by Day Wall, Parklife Wall, Cobalt Blue Wall and Wonderland Wall the Rear Parking should be used.
For the Gladde Rock and Two Cents Slab use the parking specific to those two (see DRIVE for details).
For the rest of the areas use the Upper Parking as the path around there is generally good and central to most climbs on Gordon's and Bretagne Rocks.

🚶‍♂️The Walk-ins and Descents are found in the DESCRIPTION.