Paarl Mountain Drive (Jan Phillips)
Category 36 km
Distance
350 m
Elevation Gain
5.8%
Average Gradient
12%
Max Gradient
460 m
Summit Elevation
Paarl Mountain Drive — known locally as the Jan Phillips Mountain Drive after the road that traverses it — is the defining training climb of the Paarl wine-producing district and one of the most geologically distinctive cycling roads in the Western Cape. The 6km Category 3 ascent gains 350m at 5.8%...
Pro Tip
The Jan Phillips Drive is best combined with a winelands valley loop — ascend via Jan Phillips, descend back to Paarl valley, and ride the R45 south through the wine estates to Franschhoek via the Wel...