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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve
Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape (Stellenbosch municipality), about 28 km east of Stellenbosch.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
28 kmeast of Stellenbosch
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- Local municipality
- Stellenbosch
- Coordinates
- -33.9042, 19.1583
- Nearest large town
- Stellenbosch, 28 km east
Sources: Wikidata Q140343730 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area · 1 130 km²2 km south
- Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve14 km south-west
- Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve16 km south-west
Hottentots-HollandProtected area · 700 km²22 km south-west
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve22 km west- Cape Winelands Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve23 km north-west
Address and visiting
Listed address35X5+WQ, Franschhoek, 7690montrochellehiking.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve
80 mammal and 917 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus26
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus17
- Smith's Red Rock HarePronolagus rupestris8
- CaracalCaracal caracal7
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta6
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis5
- Hewitt's Red Rock HarePronolagus saundersiae3
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis2
- LeopardPanthera pardus2
Birds
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer58
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea49
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens30
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio29
- Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa24
- Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus23
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa22
- Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus21
- White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis20
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash20
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens19
- Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer18
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra16
- Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus16
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.