Dasklip Pass is situated in the
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...
province of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
on an
off-road
Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicl ...
near
Porterville along the
R365 highway. The road provides access to the plateau in the
Groot Winterhoek
The Groot Winterhoek mountains are located in the Western Cape province of South Africa and are part of the Cape Fold Belt comprising a watershed area of 552,606 hectares. They rise to a maximum height of 2077 m just north of the town of Tulb ...
mountains and the
Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area; summiting at a height of 700 metres above sea level.
It was privately built by farmers located on the plateau. The road was upgraded to an asphalt road in the early 2000s.
The road is noted for both its views of the
Swartland
The Swartland is a region of Western Cape Province that begins some north of Cape Town and consists of the area between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north, Moorreesburg in the middle and the Riebee ...
plains below and as a popular launch site for hang gliders.
During the
2015 Western Cape fire season a fire fighter died when his vehicle veered off the pass.
Gallery
File:Dasklip Pass.jpg, Road sign on the R365 turnoff to the pass
File:Dasklip Pass01.jpg, Part of the pass
File:Dasklip cam.png, Riding up the Dasklip Pass at dusk.
External links
Passes Indexat Wild Dog Adventure Riding website
References
Mountain passes of the Western Cape
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