Kaapsehoop is a town in the Mpumalanga province. It is situated 1486m (4878 ft.) above sea level on the Highveld escarpment, about 25km from Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga. The name of the town is no doubt derived from the fact that when gold was discovered in the town, the find created hope for the early inhabitants of the geographically nearby De Kaap Valley - The Cape Valley - of attaining great wealth.
Kaapsche Hoop (as more correctly spelt in High Dutch) is set out between large natural clearings in the rock fields near the top of the escarpment overlooking the lush De Kaap Valley situated some 800 metres below, with distant views towards Barberton and Nelspruit.
