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Bruintjieshoogte Pass

This pass is located on the tarred R63 between Somerset East and Pearston. Travelling westwards, the pass starts approximately 20 km west of Somerset East. Most of the R63 traverses fairly flat terrain just to the south of a long line of mountains. Bruintjieshoogte is the first significant change in altitude after leaving Somerset East on this road. This region is rich in game farms as can be evidenced by the many kilometres of game fencing on either side of the road and game spotting is almost guaranteed - from the nimble springbok to the majestic kudu - the latter being able to effortlessly scale fences and is a major deterrent to night driving in the Eastern Cape.