Founder's fav's · South Africa and Lesotho
Seweweekspoort
A gravel gorge road straight through the Swartberg.
Seweweekspoort is a 17 km gravel road that follows a river through a crack in the Swartberg, crossing it again and again between walls of folded red rock. It's one of those roads where you keep stopping to look up.
We rode it on the 2019 trip heading east. I've never managed to go through without at least three photo stops.
Plan a trip hereOpens the planner with Seweweekspoort as your finish. Set where you start and how many days, and it works out the route, fuel, night stops and weather.
Get there
- Flights to Cape Town ›Compare fares into CPT
- Hire a car ›Pick up at Cape Town airport
- Places to stay nearby ›Within about 40 km
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Good to know
- It floods after heavy rain. Check before you go.
- Combine it with the Swartberg Pass or Meiringspoort for a loop.
- The Ladismith and Zoar side has fuel and supplies.
The trip it's from
Places change. Check opening times and conditions before you go.