Use the hyperlinks below to check out South Africa's most extreme passes and where your favourite pass fits into the bigger picture.
These statistics are continually expanded as we add passes.
The Bain Legacy
The Longest Pass
The Highest Pass
The Steepest Pass
The Biggest altitude gain
The Most Popular Pass by page views
The Shortest Pass
The Most Dangerous Pass
Unusual and bizarre statistics
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Mountain Passes South Africa is a website dedicated to the research, documentation, photographing and filming of the mountain passes of South Africa.
Passes are classified according to provinces and feature a text description, Fact File including GPS data, a fully interactive dual-view map and a narrated YouTube video.
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