An easy gravel pass with lovely scenery
An easy gravel pass with lovely scenery - Photo: Wim Moons

This lovely gravel pass with its alluring name connects Malealea in the east with Matelile in the west and offers beautiful rural scenery in the western corner of the Mountain Kingdom. At 4.3 km it's a fairly short pass by Lesotho standards and only displays an altitude variance of 122m. All the corners are gentle but the gradients reach 1:5 near the summit and immediately after it. Expect a rough, slow and bumpy drive.

As the summit is crested a beautiful view is presented and which is where the pass got its name from. The pass is popular more by its name than any sort of driving challenge, so if you want to drive this pass, don't expect the usual Lesotho type statistics - just enjoy the easy drive and beautiful scenery.

The main destination on the eastern end of the pass is the lovely Malealea Lodge, where accommodation is available in individual thatched rondavels, set in immaculate gardens.

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