Open day to discuss Cliff Path connection

Writer: De Waal Steyn

The Hermanus Cliff Path Action Group (CPAG) is continuing with its efforts to have the Cliff Path joined at Poole’s Bay. The group will host an open day on Saturday 5 December at The Marine Hotel from 10:00 to 13:00. Members of the public are invited to visit at any time to discuss the way forward and familiarise themselves with what is being planned.

This information-sharing event is being organised even though the much-anticipated extension suffered a blow in September when the Overstrand Municipality stated that it did not have the authority to implement a rightof-way servitude across private property.

Over the past three years the CPAG has been fighting 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. Walkers are forced to turn away from the sea to continue walking along Main Road until the path begins again 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 is private property.

According to CPAG, the current proposal is for a concrete pedestrian path to be built just below the highwater mark (HWM) in Poole’s Bay. It would consist of battered and balustrade sections, depending on the height above ground level, as well as the wave force in the area.

Click below to read more. (The full article can be found on page 1+3)