| Country: | NAM |
| Type: | C |
| Route: | 14 |
| Image Notes: | The C14 crossing over the Kuiseb River Canyon. The bridge was built in 1965[1] |
| Direction A: | South |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus A: | at Goageb |
| Junction: | at Helmeringhausen at Maltahöhe near Solitaire at Solitaire near the Kuiseb River Canyon |
| Terminus B: | in Walvis Bay |
| Villages: | Helmeringhausen, Solitaire, Bethanie |
| Previous Type: | C |
| Previous Route: | 13 |
| Next Type: | C |
| Next Route: | 15 |
The C14, also the MR 36, is an untarred road in Namibia. It starts in Walvis Bay and goes south-east through Solitaire, Maltahöhe, Helmeringhausen and ends in Goageb. It is long and rises up to an altitude of above sea level. The steepest gradient is 1:9.[2]
The C14 is one of the major tourist routes in Namibia, leading to the tourist attractions, Kuiseb River and Canyon, Gaub River Canyon, the Tropic of Capricorn road sign (-23.5°N 15.7719°W), Solitaire and Helmeringhausen.[3] It touches the Namib-Naukluft National Park and also serves an access road to Sossusvlei, Sesriem, Duwisib Castle, and the Fish River Canyon.[2] [4]
The C14 is frequently in bad condition, with tourist travel by sedan "not advisable".[2] Even though it would also be a much shorter connection between the major ports of Lüderitz and Walvis Bay, there are no plans to tar this road due to fears of unsustainability.[5]