Thursday, 28 February 2019

GOOD FENCES

The Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway is a new curved steel and timber bridge that winds and dips its way through and over the trees of the Arboretum. Inspired by a snake skeleton, and informally called ‘The Boomslang‘ (meaning tree snake), it is a low-maintenance, low-impact sculptural raised walkway.
The Walkway takes the visitor from the forest floor into and through the trees and bursts out above the canopy, giving spectacular panoramic vistas of the surrounding mountains, Garden and Cape Flats.
This walkway is 130 m long, narrow and slender, with a few wider view-point areas, and lightly snakes its way through the canopy, in a discreet, almost invisible way. The walkway is crescent-shaped and takes advantage of the sloping ground; it touches the forest floor in two places, and raises visitors to 12 m above ground. It is more than just a traditional boardwalk – like a snake, it winds and dips
The Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway was built in 2013-14 to celebrate the centenary of Kirstenbosch Gardens in 2013, and opened to the public on 17 May 2014.


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11 comments:

  1. Linda28 February 2019 at 17:10

    Awesome walkway! I saw your comment on Stewart's blog and the problem is familiar. There has been a change in how some browsers (Chrome in particular) handle sites that start with http instead of https. (The "s" is for secure.) You can find the solution under Blogger Settings, Basic. (See https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6284029?hl=en)

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  2. Gosia28 February 2019 at 17:13

    great photos thanks

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  3. Bill 28 February 2019 at 18:36

    Glad to see more of this--- It's quite interesting!

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  4. Ragged Robin28 February 2019 at 21:12

    A stunning walkway - your photos are lovely :)

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  5. eileeninmd28 February 2019 at 22:58

    Hello, the walkway looks interesting. I would enjoy a walk there. Great photos. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  6. Rhodesia1 March 2019 at 03:29

    Loving these photos of RSA and the great memories for me. Happy March Diane

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  7. Rose1 March 2019 at 09:13

    I would love a walkway like this!

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  8. Taken For Granted1 March 2019 at 09:21

    What a fine looking walkway. Would be great fun to walk through the tree tops.

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  9. Ginny Hartzler1 March 2019 at 09:35

    Wow, what an amazing structure. And all without disturbing nature. Just blending in so cleverly.

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  10. messymimi1 March 2019 at 11:21

    What a fascinating walkway, i wish i could see it in person.

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  11. Ruth Hiebert1 March 2019 at 12:36

    Oh wow! That sounds like an amazing walkway.

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