The R310 is a
Regional Route in
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 ...
that connects
Muizenberg
Muizenberg ( , Dutch for "mice mountain") is a beach-side town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the main surfing spo ...
to the south-west with the
R45 R45 may refer to:
* ''R45'' (EP), by Death Piggy
* R45 (South Africa), a road
* BMW R45
BMW extended its range of horizontally opposed twins in the late 1970s with the introduction of the R45.
Looking very much like scaled down versions of B ...
between
Paarl
Paarl (; Afrikaans: ; derived from ''Parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 112,045 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after ...
and
Franschhoek
Franschhoek (; Afrikaans for "French Corner", Dutch spelling before 1947 ''Fransche Hoek'') is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns in South Africa. Formerly known as Oliphants hoek (as there were vast groups of ...
to the north-east, via
and Hellshoogte Pass. The section between Muizenberg and Stellenbosch is called Baden Powell Drive.
Route
The R310 begins in
Muizenberg
Muizenberg ( , Dutch for "mice mountain") is a beach-side town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the main surfing spo ...
at an intersection with the
M4 (Main Road) . It runs east, hugging the coast (
False Bay
False Bay (Afrikaans ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcat ...
), bypassing
Mitchell's Plain
Mitchells Plain is a large Township (South Africa), township located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains ...
and
Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha () is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be the largest . It then veers inland, heading north-east and meets the
N2 highway
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of makes it ...
at an off-ramp skirting
Eersterivier
Eerste River (Eersterivier in Afrikaans, meaning "first river") is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and a suburb of the City of Cape Town. It forms part of the Oostenberg subregion of the city situated behind the Stellenbosch/Vlaeberg Hi ...
to the east to reach
. Here, it is cosigned with the
R44 to the north, before again heading north-east, through the Hellshoogte Pass. On the other side, it passes through
Pniel to end at an intersection with the
R45 R45 may refer to:
* ''R45'' (EP), by Death Piggy
* R45 (South Africa), a road
* BMW R45
BMW extended its range of horizontally opposed twins in the late 1970s with the introduction of the R45.
Looking very much like scaled down versions of B ...
.
References
Regional Routes in the Western Cape
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