Outeniqua & Robinson Passes — Garden Route to Klein KarooLoop.
Distance
200 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,600 m
Outeniqua & Robinson Passes — Garden Route to Klein Karoo Loop.
A Garden Route classic loop linking the coast and the Klein Karoo over two great passes — up the engineered Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves, then back to the sea over the R328 Robinson Pass.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance200 km
Days1
Total climb1,600 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
GeorgeStart · Garden Route hub at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains; fuel up and head north onto the N9/N12 Outeniqua Pass.
Outeniqua PassMountain Pass · Modern engineered pass cresting near 800m with sweeping views back over George and the Indian Ocean; the divide between coast and Klein Karoo.
OudtshoornRestaurant · Ostrich-farming capital of the Klein Karoo; lunch stop and gateway to the Cango Caves and Swartberg.
Cango CavesScenic Point · Vast limestone cave system in the Swartberg foothills; cool detour north of Oudtshoorn before turning back south.
Eight Bells Mountain InnRestaurant · Historic mountain inn at the foot of Robinson Pass on the R328; classic refreshment stop in the Ruiterbos valley.
RuiterbosScenic Point · Green farming valley below Robinson Pass; the R328 winds down through fynbos toward the coast.
Mossel BayEnd · Close the loop back on the coast at Mossel Bay, where the Indian Ocean and the Garden Route meet.
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