Scouts hut

Scouts hut is a wilderness hut in Western Cape, South Africa. Access is restricted and requires permission. Scouts hut is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Old Cableway, as well as near the reservoir Woodhead Dam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Woodhead Dam and Waterworks Museum.

Woodhead Dam

Reservoir

Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.

Waterworks Museum

Museum

Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa. Waterworks Museum is situated 770 metres east of Scouts hut.

Shop at the Top, Table Mountain

Clothing store

Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shop at the Top, Table Mountain is a clothing store, which is situated 1½ km north of Scouts hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.

Bakoven

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve.

Camps Bay

Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce. Oranjezicht is situated 3½ km northeast of Scouts hut.

Scouts hut

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Wilderness hut
Categories: building and accommodation
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.97313° or 33° 58′ 23″ south

Longitude

18.39948° or 18° 23′ 58″ east

Open location code

4FRW29GX+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26752686

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=wilderness_hut

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