Theewaterskloof

  • Floorshoogte is a 16 km long tarred pass on the R43 between Villiersdorp and Caledon. It climbs/descends 257 meters to summit at 525m ASL producing a comfortable average gradient of 1:62, which is mainly due to an undulating middle section. The initial climb up from the Theewaterskloof Dam to the summit is a long, continuous climb with a gradient of 1:8 

     

     

  • Franschhoek Pass is also called Lambrechts Road, though - more poetically - a hundred and fifty years ago it was known as Olifantshoek ("Elephants Corner') after the now mythical herds of elephant which once roamed these valleys and mountains. This long, steep and dramatic pass with its variety of scenery was South Africa's first properly engineered road. During weekends city folk stream to the pass on bicycles, motorcycles, skateboards, cars and SUV's to enjoy it's sheer magnificence.

     

  • This pass is located on the R321 trunk route between Villeirsdorp and Grabouw in the Overberg region. It was named after Dr Antonie Viljoen who founded the area's famous apple industry in 1902. It is a well-designed modern pass with a good accident track record, notwithstanding the extreme hairpin bend on the northern side of the pass. The pass was originally built to a different line in 1860.