List of mountain passes of the Eastern Cape

This is a list of publicly accessible, motorable passes in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

## List of Passes in the Eastern Cape province

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Name  | Location  | Highest Point  | Road  | Between towns  | Road surface

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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 | gravel
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 |  | R410 | 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 |  |  | 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 |  | R102 | 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 |  | R61 | 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

## See also

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* Mountain Passes of South Africa

## References

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* Wild Dog Adventure Riding, South Africa