Bainskloof Pass
Category 212.8 km
Distance
580 m
Elevation Gain
4.5%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
820 m
Summit Elevation
Bainskloof Pass is a National Monument and one of the most historically significant mountain road climbs in South Africa — a 12.8km Category 2 ascent at 4.5% average from the Wellington valley at 120m to the pass summit at 820m, built between 1848 and 1853 by engineer Andrew Geddes Bain using convic...
Pro Tip
Bainskloof is best ridden as part of a Wellington-to-Ceres point-to-point rather than out-and-back — the descent on the Ceres side is as rewarding as the climb, and the agricultural valley scenery on...