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This short tarred pass connects the towns of Elim in the north with Mbhokota and Chavani in the south. It is located 27 km south east of Louis Trichardt (Makhado) in Limpopo Province. It's a fairly minor pass exhibiting an altitude variance of 211m over just 2.4 km. There are only six bends and all (but one) of those are less than 90 degrees. Although old, the road is well engineered with concrete stabilising walls and safety barriers. Overtaking lanes are provided for ascending vehicles.

There is a large township on the ridge of the mountain to the east known as Patwini, which is more than likely where the pass took its name from.