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Orpen Road, Cape Town

Orpen Road is a mapped street in Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 1,659 m. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
1.66 km

Street map

Orpen Road
Outline of Orpen Road, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Orpen Road at a glance

Place records along this section
11 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped pharmacy nearby
110 mForest Glade Pharmacy
Mapped park nearby
300 mLower Tokai
Mapped pitch nearby
250 mConstantia Uitsig Bike Park

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.

Food & drink

7 records
  • BrasserieRestaurant · 90 m
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 140 m
  • Open Door RestaurantRestaurant · 250 m
Show all 7 food & drink records
  • BrasserieRestaurant · 90 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:7110724042 · object edited 2026-07-30 · -34.06182, 18.43446
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 140 mSource type: cafeosm:node:7110724041 · object edited 2026-07-30 · -34.06191, 18.43499
  • Open Door RestaurantRestaurant · 250 mSource type: restaurantosm:way:687432369 · object edited 2022-05-19 · -34.04788, 18.42436
  • Sushi BoxRestaurant · 340 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:11607114270 · object edited 2024-02-10 · -34.04733, 18.42520
  • Ember & OakRestaurant · 360 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:11607114969 · object edited 2024-02-10 · -34.04718, 18.42540
  • Kirsten's Kickass Ice CreamCafe · 410 mSource type: cafeosm:node:11443273369 · object edited 2023-12-22 · -34.04688, 18.42581
  • Nest DeliCafe · 450 mSource type: cafeosm:node:9111162018 · object edited 2021-09-21 · -34.04659, 18.42619

Shops & services

1 record
  • BonjourConvenience shop · 220 m
Show all 1 shops & services record
  • BonjourConvenience shop · 220 mSource type: convenienceosm:node:12270348075 · object edited 2026-08-29 · -34.06190, 18.43587

Health services

1 record
  • Forest Glade PharmacyPharmacy · 110 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • Forest Glade PharmacyPharmacy · 110 mSource type: pharmacyosm:node:456017805 · object edited 2020-01-05 · -34.06187, 18.43475

Parks & green spaces

1 record
  • Lower TokaiPark · 300 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
  • Lower TokaiPark · 300 mSource type: parkosm:way:466197109 · object edited 2026-01-28 · -34.05623, 18.43396

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • Constantia Uitsig Bike ParkSports pitch · 250 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • Constantia Uitsig Bike ParkSports pitch · 250 mSource type: pitchosm:way:687432363 · object edited 2026-01-22 · -34.04831, 18.42204

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
1.66 kmLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Cape Townpilot area
Province
Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps
Tokai (381 m, 23%); touches the edge of Constantia (74 m, 4%)Length of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point
-34.054415, 18.427782Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Sweet Valley · 1,100 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area.
Section scope
Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
View technical evidence

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment 7cfb1f94-87a6-543f-a954-7208cf261f4d · OSM way 13741174
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    ref
    M42
  • Segment c7d31adb-2aa9-59d4-b613-3244a63b4156 · OSM way 27669957
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M42
  • Segment dda9aac9-b7df-5065-b667-5db988f1c2b3 · OSM way 27669958
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M42
  • Segment b2ac61f1-8299-5e7a-a75c-d64137c1b169 · OSM way 30043339
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    ref
    M42
  • Segment b74c4387-cf80-5ed0-b419-7b5f8c375e2e · OSM way 30043343
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    ref
    M42
  • Segment b70e8538-0eef-53ee-b4e3-0d322022a780 · OSM way 227723830
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Orpen Road
    ref
    M42

Connections

Mapped topology

No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Secondary road100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=secondary · 6 segments · 1,659 m · ways 13741174, 27669957, 27669958, 30043339, 30043343, 227723830

    Recorded on 6 of 6 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,659 m of 1,659 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt100% of represented geometry
View technical evidence
  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 6 segments · 1,659 m · ways 13741174, 27669957, 27669958, 30043339, 30043343, 227723830

    Recorded on 6 of 6 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,659 m of 1,659 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 6 of 6 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 5% of the mapped length; 95% not recorded5% of represented geometry

Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.

View technical evidence
  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 2 segments · 75 m · ways 27669957, 27669958

    Recorded on 2 of 6 mapped segments; 4 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 75 m of 1,659 m (4.5%). Unknown: 1,584 m (95.5%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on 95% of the mapped length; 5% not recorded95% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

View technical evidence
  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 4 segments · 1,584 m · ways 13741174, 30043339, 30043343, 227723830

    Recorded on 4 of 6 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,584 m of 1,659 m (95.5%). Unknown: 75 m (4.5%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Both sides (tagged on 85% of the mapped length; rest unknown)85% of represented geometry
View technical evidence
  • sidewalk
    • sidewalk=both · 3 segments · 1,408 m · ways 13741174, 30043339, 227723830

    Recorded on 3 of 6 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,408 m of 1,659 m (84.9%). Unknown: 250 m (15.1%).

Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Mapped area overlaps

  • Constantia

    Touches the edge only: 74 m, 4% of the mapped length inside the polygon.

  • Tokai

    381 m, 23% of the mapped length inside this OSM locality polygon.

Questions about this street

Where is Orpen Road?

The mapped section is in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

What is the postcode of Orpen Road?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.

Author, data sources & methodology

Edited by Yoel Castaño Peón for Callejear South Africa. Methodology · Sources & licences.

Map and geographic data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Extracts provided by Geofabrik.

Data snapshot: September 2026. Snapshot details.

Name, outline & road tags
Recorded in OpenStreetMapSource records, not an on-site survey by Callejear.
Length, proximity & localities
CalculatedMeasurements and spatial relationships from the source geometry.
Street identity
Source-supportedSegments grouped by name, city, shared nodes and compatible level.
Municipal corroboration
Not verifiedNot cross-checked against municipal street data.
Page text
Template-generatedAssembled by templates from source records and automated checks; individual human review of this page is pending.
Coverage notes
  • This outline describes recorded map geometry, not current access, safety or navigation conditions.
  • Missing places and connections may be absent from this selected sample. No completeness is claimed.