Swartberg Pass
Category 127 km
Distance
1100 m
Elevation Gain
4.1%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
1585 m
Summit Elevation
Swartberg Pass is the most celebrated gravel cycling climb in South Africa and one of the great mountain roads of the Southern Hemisphere — a 27km Category 1 ascent from the Little Karoo town of Prince Albert Road at 485m to the summit of the Swartberg mountain range at 1,585m, gaining 1,100m at 4.1...
Pro Tip
Swartberg Pass requires the same tyre and surface preparation as any serious gravel climb: 32-38mm tyres at moderate pressure (40-50 psi) are the appropriate choice for the loose quartzite sections in...