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| Rooiberg Pass South Africa |
Route 62 Calitzdorp
We love exploring the little known mountain passes of South Africa.
The Rooiberg Pass links Calitzdorp with Van Wyksdorp.
We travelled in a Mazda CX 5 - it was a bone shaking ride but so worth it for the tremendous mountain views. Just be aware that this is a very narrow road and there are not many places to turn around!
"The Rooiberg Pass was built in 1928 most probably under the
supervision of the Divisional Council of Oudtshoorn. It joins the tiny
village of Van Wyksdorp with Calitzdorp over the Rooiberg
Mountain. This is not a pass to be trifled with and although it can be
driven in a normal car, a high clearance vehicle would be better. It is
also a long pass at 14 km and contains some fairly rough sections. There
are a total of 69 bends, corners and curves which include 6 hairpins
and many other bends with a turning radius in excess of 90 degrees. It's
a road for the less hurried traveller and offers wonderful views on
both the northern and southern sides with valleys and ridges bedecked in
fynbos and in winter you'll be treated to the sight of the bright
orange flowers of hundreds of thousands of flowering aloes.
The pass has an altitude variance of 509m over a distance of 14 km
producing an average gradient of 1:27 with the steepest parts measuring
in at 1:7. All these considered, it is one you simply have to drive at
least once in your life."
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| Rooiberg Pass Calitzdorp South Africa |
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| Rooiberg Pass Calitzdorp South Africa |
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| Rooiberg Pass Calitzdorp South Africa |
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| Rooiberg Pass Calitzdorp South Africa |
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| Rooiberg Pass Calitzdorp South Africa |
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Groenfontien Conservation area Calitzdorp South Africa
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For Accommodation Cape Town, South Africa
