Rheenendal

Worth the detour from Rheenendal

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

Driving roads near Rheenendal

• 24 kmPrince Alfred's PassSouth Africa's longest historic pass, 68 km of largely gravel road built by Thomas Bain through indigenous Knysna forest and the Langkloof mountains. A slow, wild alternative to the N2, with a remote bar roughly halfway along.
• 45 kmGarden RouteA 300-kilometer stretch along South Africa's southeastern coast through forests, lagoons, and charming seaside towns.
• 47 kmMontagu PassAn 1848 gravel pass over the Outeniqua Mountains, hand-built with dry-stone retaining walls that still stand, running parallel to the modern N9. Declared a national monument, it is drivable in a normal car in dry weather.
• 51 kmOuteniqua PassThe modern N9 climb from George to the Little Karoo, opened in 1951, with wide sweeping curves and a summit lay-by looking back over the Garden Route coast to the Indian Ocean. Often shrouded in fast-moving cloud.
• 64 kmBloukrans Bridge Viewpoint (Garden Route)Africa's highest bridge spanning 216 metres above the Bloukrans River gorge on South Africa's Garden Route, also home to the world's highest bungee jump.

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