Sir Lowry's Pass
Category 39 km
Distance
390 m
Elevation Gain
4.3%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
411 m
Summit Elevation
Sir Lowry's Pass is the eastern gateway from Cape Town's metropolitan area to the Overberg, climbing the Hottentots Holland Mountains on the N2 national highway 50km east of the city centre. The 9km Category 3 ascent rises 390m at 4.3% average from the coastal plain at Somerset West to the summit at...
Pro Tip
Sir Lowry's Pass is most productively ridden as a gateway climb on an out-and-back or loop into the Overberg rather than as a standalone objective. The Grabouw loop — up Sir Lowry's Pass, through the...