Du Toit's Peak, Mountain summit in Western Cape, South Africa

Du Toits Peak (Dutoitspiek) is the highest point of the Du Toitskloof Mountains at 1,995 m, the highest seaward-facing peak of the Cape Fold Belt and the highest peak in the Western Cape within direct sight of the ocean. The range lies between Paarl and Worcester, 70 km north-east of Cape Town, and consists mostly of erosion-resistant Table Mountain quartzitic sandstone, with steep cliffs and barren rock above montane fynbos.

Du Toits Peak is the highest point of the Du Toitskloof Mountains at 1,995 m, the tallest seaward-facing peak of the Cape Fold Belt and the highest Western Cape summit in direct sight of the ocean. The range forms a barrier between Cape Town and the interior; the N1 crosses it at Du Toitskloof Pass, where the old road reached 820 m before the 3.7 km Huguenot Tunnel replaced that stretch.

The peak and its range lie within the Limietberg Nature Reserve, managed by CapeNature, which is known for its mountain fynbos in the Cape floristic region. The reserve's slopes carry this quartzitic sandstone flora, and the name Du Toitskloof labels the pass and tunnel that carry the N1 between Paarl and Worcester.

Visitors should start early in the day to have sufficient daylight for hiking and bring warm clothing for the summit elevation. Water is hard to find along the route, so bring enough drinking water from the base.

Du Toits Peak is the highest seaward-facing summit of the Cape Fold Belt, the tallest Western Cape peak in direct sight of the ocean. Its 1,995 m summit rises above the Huguenot Tunnel, 3.7 km long, which carries the N1 beneath the range and bypasses the old pass that crested at 820 m.