The R612 is a regional route in
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
,
South Africa
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that connects
Park Rynie
Park Rynie is a small resort town on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was established in 1857 and possibly named after Renetta (nicknamed Rynie) Hoets, wife of one of the John Phillip Hoffman, partner in the firm Nosworthy ...
with
Bulwer via
Donnybrook
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** Donnybrook railway station, Victoria, Australia
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,
Ixopo
Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background
Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Magi ...
,
Highflats and
Umzinto.
Route
Its south-eastern terminus is at an intersection with the
R102 in
Park Rynie
Park Rynie is a small resort town on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was established in 1857 and possibly named after Renetta (nicknamed Rynie) Hoets, wife of one of the John Phillip Hoffman, partner in the firm Nosworthy ...
and heads in a westerly direction. It crosses with the
N2 at an off-ramp west of Park Rynie and after 6 kilometres it enters
Umzinto. After Umzinto, it goes through the hilly rural area of the
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Australia
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where it notably passes through Highflats and heads in a north-westerly direction. It crosses the
R56 (to
Kokstad
Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as it i ...
and
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
) in
Ixopo
Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background
Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Magi ...
and after 35 kilometres it goes through
Donnybrook
Donnybrook may refer to:
Places Australia
* Donnybrook, Queensland, Australia
* Donnybrook, Western Australia
* Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
** Donnybrook railway station, Victoria, Australia
Canada
* Donnybrook, Ontario, a former village in ...
before ending at an intersection with the
R617, 5 kilometres south of
Bulwer.
Towns
*
Donnybrook
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Places Australia
* Donnybrook, Queensland, Australia
* Donnybrook, Western Australia
* Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
** Donnybrook railway station, Victoria, Australia
Canada
* Donnybrook, Ontario, a former village in ...
*
Dumisa
*
Highflats
*
Ixopo
Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background
Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Magi ...
*
Park Rynie
Park Rynie is a small resort town on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was established in 1857 and possibly named after Renetta (nicknamed Rynie) Hoets, wife of one of the John Phillip Hoffman, partner in the firm Nosworthy ...
*
Umzinto
References
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Regional Routes in KwaZulu-Natal