Kgale Hill, hill in Gaborone, Botswana

Kgale Hill is a hill in Gaborone, Botswana, nicknamed "The Sleeping Giant", with a summit elevation of 1,287 metres (4,222 ft) above sea level. It rises about 300 metres above the city and has three trails to the top. The hill once housed a television repeater and is now a tourist destination.

Kgale Hill's Setswana name means "The Place that Dried Up", recalling a time when the area's water failed. A television repeater once stood on the summit, and the hill is now a tourist destination. Filming for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency took place at its foot, a set nicknamed "Kgalewood", with a ten-year lease signed and US$5 million invested by the Botswana government to develop it for tourism.

The hill's Setswana name, Kgale, means "The Place that Dried Up". Film crews for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency shot at its foot, and the set became known as "Kgalewood"; producers signed a ten-year lease and the Botswana government invested US$5 million to develop it for tourism.

Three trails lead to the summit; the climb takes about one hour, though the French source allows around two. The hill rises only about 300 metres above Gaborone, on the city's south-eastern edge. Hikers usually see troops of baboons along the way.

The PPC King of the Hill race is a collaboration between PPC Botswana and the Gaborone Runners Club. Its 15-kilometre course starts at the PPC Botswana office, passes Game City Mall, winds around Kgale Quarry, climbs the hill and returns to the office.