Swartberg Pass and Meiringspoort
Over the Swartberg Pass on gravel to Prince Albert for the night, then back through Meiringspoort on tar. The pass is narrow with steep hairpins; take it slowly and give way to cars coming down.
Change the dates, stops and your vehicle. The planner works out fuel, night stops, sunset, weather and the grade of every road. Then ride it: GPX straight to your Garmin or bike app, or Google Maps and Waze on your phone.
Distances and grades from the planner's route on OpenStreetMap roads. Your plan may differ.
Hardest stretch: Pre-jeep, graded gravel and good dirt roads. The grade reads differently by vehicle: what's fun on an adventure bike can be slow and hard in a car.
Day by day
- DAY 1 · 71 km · 35% gravel
Oudtshoorn → Prince Albert
Via Swartberg Pass - DAY 2 · 235 km · 11% gravel
Prince Albert → Oudtshoorn
Via Klaarstroom, De Rust
Roads change. Check conditions before you go, and report what you find in the planner so the next rider knows.