We took a day out during December 2003 to go and drive the Babylons Toren 4x4 trail between Wellington and Malmesbury after seeing it featured in the Driveout magazine for the first time. 

The intention was to take three or four families out for the day, but it rapidly grew into a group of ten vehicles.

I can assure you that no-one was disappointed at all. 

The trail is less than an hours drive from Cape Town and the scenery is beautiful. The trail is a mountain trail at the back of Paardeberg and there are amazing views across the Riebeek Valley.  

The trail itself is mostly a combination of rock and sandy mountain terrain, and I rated it as moderate. There are however a couple of optional very interesting obstacles that make the trail very interesting. I managed to get myself stuck on an axle twister and put a slight dent in my running board. 

I would not recommend driving the trail in the wet, as there are a couple of steep ascents and descents that I think could well become a slippery nightmare.

There are a couple of really nice viewpoints and a nice picnic spot where you can lie back and relax and enjoy the amazing peaceful surroundings.   

Since we drove the trail, I believe there is an interesting new section that has been added. I will definitely be going out to drive it again. I would definitely put this one on my list to drive if you have not driven it before.  

Here are couple of photos taken on the trip.  

Click on the thumbnails if you would like to see a larger image.