List of mountain passes of the Western Cape explained

This is a list of publicly accessible, motorable passes in the Western Cape province, South Africa.^[1]

Name	Location	Crosses	Highest Point m	Road	Between towns	Road surface
Akkedisberg Pass	-34.4096°N 19.5976°W		160		Riviersonderend and Stanford	tar
Attakwaskloof Pass (old)	-33.8425°N 21.9832°W		820			gravel
Bainskloof Pass	-33.6024°N 19.1117°W		595			tar
Biedouwvallei	-32.128°N 19.3348°W					gravel
Blinkberg Pass	-32.7027°N 19.4189°W					gravel
Bloukrans Pass (Tsitsikamma)	-33.9542°N 23.6447°W					tar
Bosluiskloof Pass	-33.3422°N 21.4852°W					gravel
Bothmanskloof Pass	-33.406°N 18.8767°W					tar
Burgers Pass (Koo Pass)	-33.6891°N 19.9207°W					tar
Chapman's Peak Drive	-34.0761°N 18.3641°W					tar
Cloete's Pass	-33.9587°N 21.798°W					gravel
Dasklip Pass	-32.9037°N 19.0384°W					tar
De Jagers Pass	-32.0766°N 22.7474°W					gravel
Die Venster	-33.2714°N 19.7211°W
Du Plessis Pass	-34.0774°N 21.7718°W					tar
Du Toitskloof Pass	-33.7247°N 19.1466°W					tar
Dwarskloof Pass	-34.1002°N 19.6147°W
Eselbank Pass	-32.3003°N 19.2195°W					gravel
Floorshoogte Pass	-34.1538°N 19.301°W
Franschhoek Pass	-33.9163°N 19.1584°W					tar
Gamkaskloof	-33.3415°N 21.8768°W
Garcia's Pass	-33.9683°N 21.2196°W		548			tar
Gifberg Pass	-31.7441°N 18.7792°W
Grootrivier Pass	-33.9657°N 23.5616°W
Gydo Pass	-33.2339°N 19.3308°W					tar
Gysmanshoek Pass	-33.9374°N 21.0542°W
Helshoogte Pass	-33.9192°N 18.9202°W					tar
Hex River Pass	-33.4017°N 19.7597°W			N1	Touwsrivier and Worcester	tar
Hex River Poort	-33.5512°N 19.5215°W
Hoek se berg Pass	-32.1209°N 19.1792°W
Homtini Pass	-33.9497°N 22.9187°W
Hoogekraal Pass	-33.9324°N 22.7811°W
Houwhoek Pass	-34.2137°N 19.1672°W					tar
Houwhoek Pass (old)	-34.213°N 19.181°W					gravel
Huisrivier Pass	-33.5026°N 21.5961°W
Kaaimans River Pass	-33.9711°N 22.5462°W
Karatera Pass	-33.9248°N 22.8499°W					gravel
Kareedouwberg Pass	-33.2777°N 22.2782°W
Karelskraal Pass	-32.5001°N 21.191°W
Katbakkies Pass	-32.8976°N 19.5545°W					tar
Kogmans Kloof Pass (Cogmans, Kockemans)	-33.8132°N 20.09°W
Kouberg Pass	-32.2535°N 19.187°W
Langkloof Pass	-33.7323°N 20.2569°W
Meiringspoort	-33.4163°N 22.5497°W			N12	De Rust and Klaarstroom	tar
Middelberg Pass	-32.628°N 19.1421°W					gravel
	-33.3788°N 19.2965°W		490			tar
Molteno Pass	-32.2262°N 22.5622°W					tar & gravel
Montagu Pass	-33.8826°N 22.4351°W						gravel
Nieuwoudt Pass	-32.3472°N 19.0133°W
Nuwekloof Pass	-33.3125°N 19.0739°W					tar
Ouberg Pass	-33.6952°N 20.2442°W
Oudekloof Pass (Roodezandt Pass)	-33.2662°N 19.0633°W
Outeniqua Pass	-33.8864°N 22.3991°W					tar
Pakhuis Pass	-32.1457°N 19.0341°W					tar
Phantom Pass	-34.0017°N 22.995°W					gravel
Piekenierskloof Pass	-32.6429°N 18.9475°W					tar
Potjiesberg Pass	-33.7125°N 23.0475°W
Prince Alfred Pass	-33.7698°N 23.1434°W
Rammelkop Pass (Allemans Pass)	-32.5306°N 21.1819°W
Red Hill Road (Simon's Town)	-34.1805°N 18.4169°W			M66		tar
Robinson Pass	-33.881°N 22.0262°W
Roodezandt Pass	-33.2662°N 19.0633°W
Rooiberg Pass	-33.6501°N 21.643°W					gravel
Rooihoogte Pass	-33.6094°N 19.8407°W
Rooinek Pass	-33.3247°N 20.9226°W
Rooiwalspoort	-30.795°N 18.4509°W
Roseberg Pass	-32.2613°N 22.568°W
Schoemanspoort Pass	-33.4229°N 22.2459°W
Seweweeks Poort	-33.4136°N 21.4069°W					gravel
Shaws Mountain Pass	-34.3112°N 19.4154°W					tar
Silver Rivier Pass	-33.9653°N 22.5618°W
Sir Lowry's Pass	-34.1497°N 18.9283°W					tar
Skitterykloof Pass	-32.8783°N 19.7228°W					gravel
Steenbras Mountain Road (Faure Marine Drive)	-34.1803°N 18.8303°W					tar
Stokoe's Pass	-34.0754°N 18.9964°W
Swaarmoed Pass	-33.3427°N 19.507°W
Swartberg Pass	-33.3166°N 22.0435°W					gravel
Theronsberg Pass	-33.2805°N 19.4941°W
Touws Rivier Pass	-33.9466°N 22.6129°W
Tradouws Pass	-33.9717°N 20.7016°W					tar
Uitkyk Pass	-32.4037°N 19.0923°W					paved
Uniondale Poort	-33.6812°N 23.1487°W
Van Der Stel Pass	-34.1547°N 19.2317°W					gravel
Versveld Pass	-32.8533°N 18.7423°W					tar
Viljoen's Pass	-34.0946°N 19.0504°W			R321		tar

See also

Mountain Passes of South Africa

References

• Wild Dog Adventure Riding, South Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Africa Traffic Events . 2024-02-03 . i-TRAFFIC.