Maritime Climb Simons Town

[ReCycle-D]

So this morning i cycled up this climb and i was told by a group of social runners that bicycles werent allowed on this "road".

 

I cycle this climb regularly and frequently see Navy personnel who dont bother me at all so this is the first time i heard of this.

 

Does this count as a public road or is it Navy territory?

[milky4130]

If I'm not mistaken isn't there a barrier blocking access to that road?

Just out of interest where did you encounter the runners, on that climb or before entering there?

I know it's open for the Cape Cobra road race....when it happens. There hasn't been a race for the past 2 years.

['Dale]

I think it's a service road for the Navy.

Or at least used to be at least.

 

I'd bet its Govt property.

[Lucky Luke.]

Never had an issue or complaint from anyone when riding up there.

 

As a matter of interest, I noticed the other day that the Dido Valley Road climb next door is a couple hundred meters longer than Suikerbossie and about the same average gradient at 7%

[nuge]

I've ridden up the maritime climb a few times in the past and never noticed the boom that other cyclists have told me about.

 

One thing though - I have been warned by some fellow cyclists that it's not a great idea to ride up there alone due to possible "affirmative shopping". It seems a bit odd for this activity to occur on military property, but then I guess the military have a history of "affirmative shopping", albeit under more formal conditions. I dunno...

[Thornman]

The boom was removed a few months ago