Hottentotskloof Pass (Summit 1209m)

Ceres has an abundance of passes connecting it to the outside world. One of the oldest is the Hottentots Kloof Pass, which was the original wagon route between Cape Town and the Karoo through Ceres, long before the N1 was thought about. Together with the Karoo Poort these two passes carried considerable wagon traffic to the northern areas. The modern pass we drive on today does not follow the original wagon route, which is slightly further south, a little lower down the slope. (Source: Mountain Passes South Africa).

“'Hottentotskloof Pass. lies on the tarred R46, 40 Km N/East of Ceres in the Western Province of South Africa. The route for late 19th century travellers from Cape Town to the Karoo went through the Roodezand Pass through the Tulbagh valley, Mitchell’s Pass. and Ceres, before swinging northwards across the Theronsberg and through the Hottentotskloof Pass in the Witteberg.' (SA Place Names)” - Chris Smit, 2024/08/24

Mountain Passes South Africa

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