The R62 is a

provincial route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

that connects Ashton with

Humansdorp Humansdorp is a small town and surrounding district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, with a population of around 29,000 during the census of 2011. It is part of the Kouga Local Municipality of the Sarah Baartman District. The town is th ...

. The R62 runs through the

Little Karoo The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hard veld") is a semi- desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ...

and the

Langkloof The Langkloof is a 160 km long valley in South Africa, lying between Herold, a small village northeast of George, and The Heights - just beyond Twee Riviere. History The kloof was given its name by Isaq Schrijver in 1689, and more thorough ...

, passing through Montagu,

Ladismith Ladismith is a town and agricultural centre in the western Little Karoo region of South Africa's Western Cape province. Geography It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an elevation of 550 m above sea level, at ...

Calitzdorp Calitzdorp is a town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province 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 provi ...

Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn (, ), the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865– ...

, and Joubertina.

Route

Western Cape

The R62 begins in the Breede River Valley at an intersection with the

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, east of Ashton. It immediately crosses the Langeberg Mountains via the Cogmanskloof Pass, entering the

on the opposite side of the mountains and passing through Montagu. It then follows the northern foothills of the Langberg mountains as far as Barrydale, before heading in a north-easterly direction to

. The route then heads east to follow the

Swartberg Mountains The Swartberg mountains (''black mountain'' in Afrikaans) are a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is composed of two main mountain chains running roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little Kar ...

, crossing the

Gamka River Gamka River ( af, Gamkarivier) is a river located in the Western Cape, South Africa. The name '' means 'Lion' and was probably named so by the San people (Bushmen). The river originates north of Beaufort West, generally flowing southwest towards ...

through the Huisrivier Pass and passing through

before reaching the Little Karoo's largest town,

. At Oudtshoorn, the R62 heads south and is concurrent with the N12 in the direction of George for until reaching the N9/N12 intersection at the northern edge of the

Outeniqua Mountains The Outeniqua Mountains, named after the Outeniqua Khoikhoi who lived there, is a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa, and forms a continuous range with the Langeberg to the west and the Tsitsikamma Mountains ...

. The route then leaves the N12 and immediately becomes concurrent with the N9 in an easterly direction (towards Uniondale) for until the combined N9/R62 route reaches the head of the

valley near the Potjiesberg Pass. At the head of the Langkloof valley, the R62 branches off from the N9 and, still heading in an easterly direction, follows the valley for approximately towards the coastal plain to exit the Little Karoo. It passes through

Avontuur Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes. History The name is A ...

and then after passing Haarlem crosses into the Eastern Cape.

Eastern Cape

The route then passes through Joubertina and Kareedouw. The route eventually emerges on to the coastal plain near

, upon which it crosses the N2 coastal highway and terminates immediately thereafter at an intersection with the old coastal road, the

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Tourism

The R62 is associated with the Route 62 tourist route connecting

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

and

Gqeberha Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, So ...

(formerly named Port Elizabeth).

References

External links

Routes Travel Info

Route 62 tourist route
62 62 Provincial routes in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-road-stub