Treetop Walk in Cape Town
- Florian Köhler
“Boomslang”, the Afrikaans word for tree snake, is the unofficial name for a spatial boardwalk with a steel structure that describes a meandering route through the forest of the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain. The path was built to mark the 100th anniversary of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and winds its way through the vegetation, rising and falling between the crests of the trees. At two points, the path broadens to form resting places with bench seating. At the start and finish, there is barrier-free access where wheelchair users can easily rise the necessary 12 m above the floor of the forest to enjoy the gentle gradient.
