Cala Pass

Coordinates: 31°28′25.2″S 27°43′24.3″E / 31.473667°S 27.723417°E / -31.473667; 27.723417 Cala Pass is a mountain pass situated in the Eastern Cape, province of South Africa, on the Regional road R393 (Eastern Cape), between Elliot and Cala.

The impressive Cala Pass winds its way up a deep cleft in the mountains north of the village of Cala gaining almost 300 meters in elevation over 5,8 km, producing a gradient of 1:19 with some sections at 1:15.

Summiting at 1517m ASL snow occurs here regularly in winter where bitterly cold temperatures can be experienced. The town of Cala is close to the start of the pass and the more substantial town of Elliot is found some 20 km north of the pass after joining the R56.

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