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South Africa

Every climb, race and route we hold in South Africa, on one map.

Climbs
83
Highest summit
3287m· Ships Prow Pass
Routes
1

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Regions in South Africa

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The terrain of South Africa

Every cataloged climb in the country, plotted by how long it runs and how hard it bites.

Highest summit
3287m
Ships Prow Pass
Longest climb
33.2km
Ships Prow Pass
Steepest climb
8.9%
Bushman's Nek Pass

Difficulty mix

HC
1
Cat 1
7
Cat 2
23
Cat 3
30
Cat 4
22

Length against gradient

0% 3% 6% 9% 010203040Length (km)Sani Pass — 10.2 km, 3.4%, 973 m Du Toitskloof Pass — 16.5 km, 4.1%, 658 m Outeniqua Pass — 8.7 km, 6.6%, 888 m Swartberg Pass — 17 km, 4.9%, 1326 m Sir Lowry's Pass — 11.8 km, 3.7%, 509 m Schoemans Kloof — 5 km, 5.2%, 248 m Meiringspoort — 2.5 km, 4.5%, 88 m Long Tom Pass — 16.3 km, 5.7%, 1283 m Robinson Pass — 8.6 km, 5%, 648 m Bain's Kloof Pass — 14.6 km, 3.2%, 463 m Garcia's Pass — 11.7 km, 3.4%, 414 m Grootrivier Pass — 4.1 km, 5.8%, 266 m Grootrivier Pass — 3 km, 6.8%, 176 m Seweweekspoort — 7.3 km, 3.1%, 538 m Tradoupas — 6.2 km, 3.5%, 205 m Prince Alfred's Pass — 10.6 km, 4.5%, 833 m Joubert's Pass — 8.3 km, 6.3%, 610 m Van Reenen's Pass — 11.1 km, 3.9%, 600 m Abel Erasmus Pass — 3 km, 7.1%, 183 m Huis River Pass — 5.7 km, 3.3%, 160 m Constantia Nek — 5.6 km, 3.3%, 167 m Cala Pass — 9.2 km, 6.9%, 616 m Attakwaskloof Pass — 21.1 km, 3.4%, 734 m Lundin's Neck — 12.4 km, 4.9%, 588 m Swaershoek Pass — 9.4 km, 5.9%, 775 m Robbers Pass — 8.5 km, 6.5%, 686 m Kumajaba Pass — 8.2 km, 6.1%, 480 m Versfeld Pass — 3.8 km, 7.8%, 264 m Ongeluksnek — 9.7 km, 3.3%, 300 m Franschhoek Pass — 8.4 km, 4.3%, 547 m Pot River Pass — 8.2 km, 4.4%, 654 m Blinkberg Pass — 6.6 km, 4%, 363 m Penhoek Pass — 5.3 km, 4.7%, 236 m Lootsberg Pass — 4.7 km, 5.1%, 242 m Wyllie's Poort — 3.6 km, 7.1%, 231 m Hela Hela Pass — 3 km, 7.5%, 335 m Ouberg Pass — 6.6 km, 3.2%, 402 m Hogsback Pass — 5.8 km, 3.6%, 194 m Retiefsnek — 2.3 km, 4.3%, 76 m Noupoortsnek — 1.8 km, 4.7%, 77 m Ships Prow Pass — 33.2 km, 5.6%, 3124 m Ouberg Pass — 14 km, 5.4%, 724 m Katberg Pass — 11.4 km, 6.2%, 1190 m Bushman's Nek Pass — 6.8 km, 8.9%, 722 m Grootrivierhoogte — 5.8 km, 8.7%, 509 m Duivelskop — 15.1 km, 4.7%, 1074 m Bidstone Pass — 12.6 km, 4.8%, 598 m Oubergspas — 10.1 km, 4.5%, 601 m Van Rhynspas — 9.8 km, 5.4%, 748 m Nico Malan Pass — 8.9 km, 5.2%, 769 m Cradocks Pass — 8.1 km, 6.9%, 691 m Brook's Nek — 7.6 km, 5.2%, 605 m Maanhaarrand Pass — 6.8 km, 6%, 421 m Gifberg mountain pass — 6.7 km, 6.7%, 421 m Bosluiskloof Pass — 6.7 km, 6.9%, 716 m Otto Du Plessis Pass — 5.3 km, 6.5%, 427 m Uniondale Poort — 4.1 km, 7.2%, 262 m Oliviershoek Pass — 17.2 km, 3%, 847 m Uitkyk Pass — 12.7 km, 3%, 413 m Bezuidenhouts Pass — 10.7 km, 3.4%, 568 m Buffalo Nek — 10 km, 3.7%, 618 m Keiskie se Poort — 9.6 km, 3.7%, 354 m Rooibergpas — 7.4 km, 3.8%, 325 m Fuller's Hoek Pass — 6.5 km, 4%, 420 m Gysmanshoek Pass — 5.9 km, 5.7%, 399 m Wasbank pass — 5.8 km, 5.2%, 334 m De Beer's Pass — 5.7 km, 5.1%, 309 m Witnekpas — 5.3 km, 4.6%, 210 m Kloof Nek — 5 km, 4.9%, 259 m Cloete's Pass — 2.8 km, 7.3%, 188 m Ou Kaapse Weg — 9.7 km, 3.2%, 454 m Pakhuis Pass — 9.1 km, 3%, 370 m Burgers Pass — 7.7 km, 3.5%, 293 m Burkes Pass — 6.6 km, 3%, 197 m De Beer's Pass — 6.2 km, 3.5%, 202 m Endoumeni Pass — 5.4 km, 3.9%, 184 m Bakenshoogte — 5.3 km, 3.9%, 193 m Karatera Pass — 5.2 km, 4.2%, 198 m Van Stadens Pass — 4.9 km, 4.2%, 190 m Howison's Poort — 4.6 km, 3.3%, 134 m Homtini Pass — 3.8 km, 4.3%, 135 m Phantom Pass — 2.9 km, 3.8%, 87 m Dulcie's Nek — 2.3 km, 4.2%, 72 m
The 83 most prominent climbs in South Africa. Color is category; the two ringed marks are the longest and the steepest.

South Africa is a climbing destination built on drama and variety, with 44 catalogued climbs threading through the country's mountain passes. Among them, a single hors catégorie ascent stands apart as the ultimate test, climbing toward a summit that reaches 3287 metres. The spread ranges from rugged, unpaved switchbacks to smoother tarmac ribbons, giving riders a genuine mix of surfaces, gradients and lengths to hunt down.

The marquee names carry real weight here. Swartberg Pass and Prince Alfred's Pass deliver the raw, gravel-strewn character South Africa is famous for, while Franschhoek Pass and Outeniqua Pass offer more sweeping, paved effort. Towering above them all is Sani Pass, the relentless high-altitude climb that draws riders chasing that lofty 3287-metre ceiling. Together these passes make South Africa a bucket-list country for anyone who measures a ride by how far up it goes.

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