Connected Cliff Path a no go

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

The much-anticipated extension of the famous Hermanus Cliff Path at Poole’s Bay has suffered a blow after the Overstrand Municipality stated that it does not have the authority to implement a right of way servitude across private property.

This follows several attempts by the Cliff Path Action Group (CPAG) over the last three years to have the 12-kilometre-long Cliff Path, which runs from the New Harbour to Grotto Beach, connected at Poole’s Bay. At the moment the pathway comes to an abrupt end at Sea Road on the western side forcing walkers to turn away from the sea to continue walking along Main Road until the path again resumes at Mickey Way near Mollergren Park Retirement Village on the eastern side.

For many years, the coastal walk between Sea Road and Mickey Way has been off limits to walkers, with parts of the way blocked by fences and signs stating that it was private property.

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