Name |
Location |
Highest Point |
Road |
Between towns |
Road surface |
All Saints Neck | 31°40′36″S 28°00′46″E / 31.6767°S 28.0127°E / -31.6767; 28.0127 | | R61 | Mthatha and Engcobo | tar |
Barkly Pass | 31°14′09″S 27°50′31″E / 31.2357°S 27.8419°E / -31.2357; 27.8419 | | R58 | Elliot and Barkly East | tar |
Baster Voetslaan Pass | 31°10′29″S 27°58′46″E / 31.1748°S 27.9795°E / -31.1748; 27.9795 | | pass joins R393 | Barkly Pass and Ugie | rough gravel |
Baviaanskloof | 33°38′47″S 24°27′19″E / 33.6464°S 24.4554°E / -33.6464; 24.4554 | | | Willowmore and Hankey | gravel |
Bidstone Pass | 30°42′54″S 27°49′51″E / 30.7150°S 27.8307°E / -30.7150; 27.8307 | | | near Tiffindell Ski Resort | gravel |
Blaauwkrantz Pass | 33°23′07″S 26°42′18″E / 33.3853°S 26.7051°E / -33.3853; 26.7051 | | R67 | Grahamstown and Port Alfred | tar |
Boesmanshoek Pass | 31°29′54″S 26°29′07″E / 31.4982°S 26.4854°E / -31.4982; 26.4854 | | R397 | Molteno and Sterkstroom | tar |
Bruintjieshoogte Pass | 32°40′46″S 25°20′45″E / 32.6795°S 25.3458°E / -32.6795; 25.3458 | | R63 | Somerset East and Pearston | tar |
Buffalo Pass | 33°02′07″S 27°47′52″E / 33.0353°S 27.7979°E / -33.0353; 27.7979 | | M5 | East London | wide tar |
Buffelshoek Pass | 32°29′11″S 25°14′02″E / 32.4864°S 25.2340°E / -32.4864; 25.2340 | | R337 | Pearston and Cradock | |
Bulhoek Pass | 31°14′22″S 25°42′23″E / 31.2395°S 25.7065°E / -31.2395; 25.7065 | | | Steynsburg | gravel |
Buyspoort (Buispoort) | 33°21′00″S 23°26′04″E / 33.3499°S 23.4344°E / -33.3499; 23.4344 | | N9 | Uniondale and Willowmore | tar |
Cala Pass | 31°28′25″S 27°43′24″E / 31.4737°S 27.7234°E / -31.4737; 27.7234 | | R393 | Elliot and Cala | tar |
Carlislehoekspruit Pass | 30°43′08″S 27°57′24″E / 30.7188°S 27.9568°E / -30.7188; 27.9568 | | | Rhodes and Tiffendell | steep gravel |
Cats Pass | 32°25′41″S 28°26′07″E / 32.4281°S 28.4352°E / -32.4281; 28.4352 | | | Butterworth and Mazeppa Bay | |
Colonanek | 30°38′47″S 29°02′53″E / 30.6463°S 29.0480°E / -30.6463; 29.0480 | | | Mount Frere and Cedarville | |
Combrink's Pass | 33°39′10″S 24°30′05″E / 33.6529°S 24.5013°E / -33.6529; 24.5013 | | | | |
Daggaboers Nek | 32°32′08″S 25°50′35″E / 32.5356°S 25.8431°E / -32.5356; 25.8431 | | N10 | Cookhouse and Cradock | tar |
De Beer's Pass | 32°18′54″S 26°11′09″E / 32.3150°S 26.1857°E / -32.3150; 26.1857 | | | Cookhouse and Tarkastad | |
Devil's Bellows | 32°24′59″S 26°40′00″E / 32.4163°S 26.6667°E / -32.4163; 26.6667 | | | Balfour and Whittlesea | bad gravel |
Dontsa Pass | 32°36′48″S 27°14′37″E / 32.6132°S 27.2437°E / -32.6132; 27.2437 | | R352 | Keiskammahoek and Stutterheim | |
Doringnek | 33°22′50″S 25°42′40″E / 33.3806°S 25.7112°E / -33.3806; 25.7112 | | R335 | Addo and Somerset East | gravel |
Ecca Pass | 33°12′02″S 26°37′07″E / 33.2006°S 26.6185°E / -33.2006; 26.6185 | | R67 | Grahamstown and Fort Beaufort | tar |
Fonteinkloof Pass | 33°35′41″S 26°07′21″E / 33.5947°S 26.1224°E / -33.5947; 26.1224 | | R72 | Port Elizabeth and Alexandria | tar |
Fuller's Hoek Pass | 32°41′19″S 26°31′10″E / 32.6885°S 26.5195°E / -32.6885; 26.5195 | | | Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve | gravel |
Ghwarriepoort | 33°23′17″S 23°23′30″E / 33.3881°S 23.3918°E / -33.3881; 23.3918 | | N9 | Uniondale and Williston | |
Grasnek Pass | 33°38′56″S 24°20′36″E / 33.6490°S 24.3433°E / -33.6490; 24.3433 | | | | |
Greylings Pass | 31°07′08″S 27°18′00″E / 31.1188°S 27.2999°E / -31.1188; 27.2999 | | R396 | Dordrecht and Barkly East | |
Groot-Doringhoek Pass | 31°22′46″S 26°04′25″E / 31.3795°S 26.0736°E / -31.3795; 26.0736 | | R391 | Hofmeyr and Molteno | gravel |
Hankey Pass | 33°52′56″S 24°50′24″E / 33.8821°S 24.8401°E / -33.8821; 24.8401 | | R330 | Humansdorp and Hankey | tar |
Helspoort Pass | 33°10′12″S 26°19′15″E / 33.1701°S 26.3209°E / -33.1701; 26.3209 | | R350 | Grahamstown and Bedford | tar |
Hogsback Pass | 32°36′49″S 26°54′48″E / 32.6136°S 26.9134°E / -32.6136; 26.9134 | | R345 | Alice and Cathcart | good tar |
Holgat Pass | 33°38′25″S 24°27′23″E / 33.6403°S 24.4563°E / -33.6403; 24.4563 | | | | |
Joubert's Pass | 30°43′00″S 27°14′38″E / 30.7167°S 27.2440°E / -30.7167; 27.2440 | 2349 | detour off R58 | Lady Grey and Barkly East | gravel |
Kareedouw Pass | 33°57′44″S 24°16′00″E / 33.9621°S 24.2667°E / -33.9621; 24.2667 | | | Kareedouw and Knysna | |
Katberg Pass | 32°27′22″S 26°39′17″E / 32.4561°S 26.6547°E / -32.4561; 26.6547 | | | Balfour and Whittlesea | gravel |
Kei Cuttings | 32°33′00″S 27°57′50″E / 32.5499°S 27.9639°E / -32.5499; 27.9639 | | N2 | Komga and Butterworth | wide tar |
Killian's Pass | 31°11′00″S 27°17′43″E / 31.1832°S 27.2953°E / -31.1832; 27.2953 | | | Dordrecht and Barkly East | |
Kumajaba Pass | 31°17′02″S 28°32′09″E / 31.2840°S 28.5357°E / -31.2840; 28.5357 | | | Maclear | |
Kwaaiman Pass | 31°43′31″S 27°41′44″E / 31.7253°S 27.6956°E / -31.7253; 27.6956 | | | Cala and Tsomo | |
Lehana's Pass | 30°40′43″S 28°12′03″E / 30.6787°S 28.2007°E / -30.6787; 28.2007 | | | | |
Lootsberg Pass | 31°49′38″S 24°51′20″E / 31.8272°S 24.8555°E / -31.8272; 24.8555 | | | Graaff Reinet and Middelburg, Eastern Cape | tar |
Lundin's Neck (often misspelt Lundean's Nek) | 30°38′50″S 27°44′32″E / 30.6471°S 27.7422°E / -30.6471; 27.7422 | 2162 | R393 | Tele Bridge and Barkly East | gravel |
Michel's Pass | 32°33′44″S 26°51′40″E / 32.5621°S 26.8610°E / -32.5621; 26.8610 | | | Seymour and Hogsback | gravel |
Mlengana Pass | 31°32′42″S 29°10′53″E / 31.5449°S 29.1814°E / -31.5449; 29.1814 | | | Mthatha and Port St. Johns | |
Moordenaarsnek | 30°50′23″S 28°32′38″E / 30.8397°S 28.5440°E / -30.8397; 28.5440 | | R56 | Mount Fletcher and Maclear | wide tar |
Munnikspoort | 32°17′53″S 24°31′27″E / 32.2980°S 24.5243°E / -32.2980; 24.5243 | | N9 | Aberdeen and Graaff-Reinet | tar |
Naudeberg Pass | 31°58′06″S 24°43′08″E / 31.9682°S 24.7190°E / -31.9682; 24.7190 | | | | tar |
Naude's Neck Pass | 30°45′36″S 28°04′34″E / 30.7600°S 28.0761°E / -30.7600; 28.0761 | | | Maclear and Rhodes | gravel |
Nico Malan Pass | 32°28′51″S 26°50′10″E / 32.4807°S 26.8361°E / -32.4807; 26.8361 | | R67 | Fort Beaufort and Whittlesea | tar |
Nonesis Nek Pass | 31°50′30″S 26°59′18″E / 31.8416°S 26.9883°E / -31.8416; 26.9883 | | | Queenstown and Lady Frere | tar |
Nuwekloof Pass | 33°30′58″S 23°38′46″E / 33.5160°S 23.6460°E / -33.5160; 23.6460 | | | Willowmore and Baviaanskloof | gravel |
Olifantskop Pass | 33°19′08″S 25°56′47″E / 33.3189°S 25.9465°E / -33.3189; 25.9465 | | N10 | Paterson and Cookhouse | wide tar |
Otto Du Plessis Pass | 31°14′05″S 27°31′50″E / 31.2346°S 27.5305°E / -31.2346; 27.5305 | | | Ida - Clifford | gravel |
Ouberg Pass (Oude Berg Pass) | 32°07′16″S 24°24′28″E / 32.1212°S 24.4077°E / -32.1212; 24.4077 | | | Graaff Reinet and Murraysburg | |
Pefferskop Pass | 32°39′00″S 26°52′58″E / 32.6501°S 26.8827°E / -32.6501; 26.8827 | | | Seymour and Dimfield | gravel |
Penhoek Pass | 31°27′45″S 26°42′05″E / 31.4626°S 26.7015°E / -31.4626; 26.7015 | | N6 | Queenstown and Aliwal North | tar |
Perdepoort | 33°11′20″S 23°25′53″E / 33.1888°S 23.4314°E / -33.1888; 23.4314 | | N9 | Graaff Reinet and Willowmore | |
Pitseng Pass | 30°45′26″S 28°18′21″E / 30.7573°S 28.3057°E / -30.7573; 28.3057 | | | Mount Fletcher and Barkly East | |
Pot River Pass | 30°55′57″S 28°12′37″E / 30.9326°S 28.2103°E / -30.9326; 28.2103 | | R396 | Maclear and Barkly East | gravel |
Potter's Pass | 33°02′26″S 27°52′10″E / 33.0406°S 27.8695°E / -33.0406; 27.8695 | | | Westbank, East London | urban |
Qacha's Nek | 30°07′42″S 28°41′11″E / 30.1283°S 28.6863°E / -30.1283; 28.6863 | | | | gravel |
Red Hill Pass | 32°42′42″S 27°11′01″E / 32.7116°S 27.1836°E / -32.7116; 27.1836 | | R352 | Keiskammahoek and King Williams Town | |
Satansnek | 31°35′54″S 27°56′36″E / 31.5984°S 27.9433°E / -31.5984; 27.9433 | | | Mthatha and Cala | |
Smuts Pass | 31°24′25″S 26°47′31″E / 31.4070°S 26.7920°E / -31.4070; 26.7920 | | | Dordrecht and Molteno | tar |
Soutpansnek | 32°52′24″S 24°42′49″E / 32.8733°S 24.7137°E / -32.8733; 24.7137 | | R75 | Jansenville and Graaff Reinet | tar |
Stormsrivier Pass | 33°59′20″S 23°54′42″E / 33.9888°S 23.9118°E / -33.9888; 23.9118 | | | | |
Suurberg Pass | 33°17′01″S 25°43′13″E / 33.2835°S 25.7202°E / -33.2835; 25.7202 | | | Patterson to Stonefountain | |
Swaershoek Pass | 32°20′48″S 25°27′40″E / 32.3468°S 25.4611°E / -32.3468; 25.4611 | | | Cradock and Pearston | |
Swanepoelspoort | 33°06′51″S 23°53′38″E / 33.1143°S 23.8940°E / -33.1143; 23.8940 | | | Willowmore and Jansenville | |
Tarka Pass | 32°28′19″S 25°40′00″E / 32.4719°S 25.6666°E / -32.4719; 25.6666 | | N10 | Cradock and Somerset East | wide tar |
Van Stadens Pass | 33°54′46″S 25°12′09″E / 33.9128°S 25.2025°E / -33.9128; 25.2025 | | N2 | Port Elizabeth and Humansdorp | wide tar |
Wapadsberg Pass | 31°55′52″S 24°53′01″E / 31.9311°S 24.8837°E / -31.9311; 24.8837 | | | Cradock and Nieu-Bethesda | tar |
Witnek Pass | 31°52′52″S 24°41′43″E / 31.8811°S 24.6954°E / -31.8811; 24.6954 | | | Nieu-Bethesda and Cradock | |
Witkransnek Pass | | | | Middelburg and Cradock | tar |