Photo credits

Most photos on this site are our own. The ones below were taken by other photographers and are shared under the licences named (some are cropped or resized). Thank you to everyone who shares their photos.

The trail in pictures (Route tab)

• The peak from the lower slopes — photo by Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lions_Head_(11209819745).jpg
• The path reaches the rocky upper section — photo by Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vrchol_Lion_Head,_Kapské_město_-_Jihoafrická_republika_-_panoramio.jpg
• The contour path above the clouds — photo by Neal Strydom, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_S_Head_Trail_Looking_On_Table_Mountain_(191333815).jpeg
• Table Mountain from the trail — photo by Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zazu_the_dog_on_Lion's_Head_mountain_30.jpg
• Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles from the top — photo by yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion's_Head,_Cape_Town_(32686174515).jpg
• The summit — photo by Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1000268a_The_summit_of_Lion's_Head.jpg
• Sunrise above a sea of cloud — photo by Glany Saldanha, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lions_Head_-_panoramio.jpg
• Sunset hike: the city lights up on the way down — photo by Visions of Domino, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa_-_Cape_Town_(31727545533).jpg
• Lion's Head in the last light of the day — photo by Christopher Griner, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion's_Head_-_Cape_Town,_South_Africa_(13634994515).jpg

Route stages

• Jeep Track — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53603954646
• Contour Path — photo by Christoph Scholz, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/140988606@N08/44247239225
• Spiral Ascent — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605139908

Photos in the sample reviews

• Photo 1 — photo by Darren Glanville from Acle, Norfolk, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lions_Head_(11209819745).jpg
• Photo 2 — photo by Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vrchol_Lion_Head,_Kapské_město_-_Jihoafrická_republika_-_panoramio.jpg
• Photo 3 — photo by Neal Strydom, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_S_Head_Trail_Looking_On_Table_Mountain_(191333815).jpeg
• Photo 4 — photo by Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zazu_the_dog_on_Lion's_Head_mountain_30.jpg
• Photo 5 — photo by yeowatzup from Göttingen, Germany, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion's_Head,_Cape_Town_(32686174515).jpg
• Photo 6 — photo by Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1000268a_The_summit_of_Lion's_Head.jpg
• Photo 7 — photo by Glany Saldanha, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lions_Head_-_panoramio.jpg
• Photo 8 — photo by Visions of Domino, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa_-_Cape_Town_(31727545533).jpg
• Photo 9 — photo by Christopher Griner, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion's_Head_-_Cape_Town,_South_Africa_(13634994515).jpg
• Photo 10 — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605384690
• Photo 11 — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605741081
• Photo 12 — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605139893
• Photo 13 — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605140403
• Photo 14 — photo by chris.rycroft, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/193316968@N06/53605956763
• Photo 15 — photo by Africa Deluxe Tours, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/137229574@N08/22145899918
• Photo 16 — photo by warrenski, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/50811886@N00/2729102808
• Photo 17 — photo by Delmonti, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Original: flickr.com/photos/58595125@N00/2801612108
• Photo 18 — photo by Neal Strydom, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_S_Head_Hike_Trail_(191333841).jpeg
• Photo 19 — photo by Neal Strydom, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_S_Head_Stone_Steps_(191333847).jpeg
• Photo 20 — photo by Neal Strydom, CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_S_Head_Trail_Looking_On_Table_Mountain_(191333815).jpeg
• Photo 21 — photo by Anthony Tuil, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/dqiSOmCsb4s
• Photo 22 — photo by Marcelo Novais, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/bYzKRZX34P8
• Photo 23 — photo by Ashley Jurius, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/53tN_APs-50
• Photo 24 — photo by Nadine Hondebrink, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/47WZ2X0AtIg
• Photo 25 — photo by Dan Grinwis, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/IAytV8T2Qvc
• Photo 26 — photo by Tobias Reich, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/k48KtHHEGno
• Photo 27 — photo by Matt Halls, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/IW7dq-pT80s
• Photo 28 — photo by Tobias Reich, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/JE56S222Rw0
• Photo 29 — photo by Tobias Fischer, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/zZLQzxk_MOU
• Photo 30 — photo by Lucas Metz, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/grGHQt4S6Qs
• Photo 31 — photo by Bechir Kaddech, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/NE05uy2MWtw
• Photo 32 — photo by Tobias Reich, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/DgRbzSUcLDc
• Photo 33 — photo by Allan Rohmer, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/eSNtNgJW1LY
• Photo 34 — photo by Marlin Clark, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/AUjoKESTJPY
• Photo 35 — photo by Tobias Reich, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/Hyi69bQvK8M
• Photo 36 — photo by Buster Ferraz, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/r1vL55RipRA
• Photo 37 — photo by Hans Hamann, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/QYvvy32gCtg
• Photo 38 — photo by Tobias Reich, Unsplash License. Original: unsplash.com/photos/moK522uLlFY

Photos under the Unsplash License may be used freely without credit; we name their photographers anyway, with thanks.