List of mountain passes of KwaZulu-Natal

This is a list of publicly accessible, motorable passes in the KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
See Mountain Passes of South Africa

List of passes in the KwaZulu-Natal province

Sani Pass

Name	Location	Crosses	Highest Point (m)	Road	Between towns	Road surface
Ape's Pass	29°8′S 29°21′E / 29.133°S 29.350°E		2900[1]		near Kwadlamini	Footpath
Bannerman's Pass	29°15′15″S 29°25′17″E / 29.25417°S 29.42139°E	Drakensberg	3100[2]		near Giant's Castle	Footpath
Bezuidenhouts Pass	28°32′55″S 29°12′50″E / 28.5485°S 29.2138°E		1751[3]		Harrismith and Bergville	Gravel
Botha's Pass	27°37′S 29°43′E / 27.617°S 29.717°E		1809[4]	R34	Memel and Newcastle	Tar (Potholed)
Brandon's Pass	28°9′33″S 29°39′47″E / 28.15917°S 29.66306°E	Drakensberg	1792[5]		East of Harrismith	Gravel
Burger's Pass	27°36′09″S 30°22′52″E / 27.6024°S 30.3810°E		1519[6]		Near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal	Gravel
Bushman's Nek Pass	29°52′25″S 29°09′40″E / 29.8735°S 29.1611°E	Drakensberg	2435[7]		In the Sehlabathebe National Park (vehicles prohibited)	Footpath
Cecil Macks Pass	27°04′25″S 32°00′04″E / 27.0735°S 32.0010°E		610[8]		near Ingwavuma, Swaziland border	Gravel
Colling's Pass	28°13′02″S 29°38′22″E / 28.2171°S 29.6395°E		1773[9]		East of Harrismith, North of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal	Gravel
De Beer's Pass	28°19′03″S 29°29′57″E / 28.3174°S 29.4993°E		1720[10]	S61	Harrismith and Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal	Tar
Endoumeni Pass	28°13′48″S 30°11′44″E / 28.2299°S 30.1955°E		1375[11]	R68	Dundee and Wasbank	Tar
Giant's Castle Pass	29°20′26″S 29°28′4″E / 29.34056°S 29.46778°E	Drakensberg	3314[12]		Near Giant's Castle	Footpath
Goodoo Pass	28°41′14″S 28°54′32″E / 28.68722°S 28.90889°E	Drakensberg	2189[13]		On the old road to Witsieshoek	Gravel
Gray's Pass	29°4′18″S 29°19′25″E / 29.07167°S 29.32361°E	Drakensberg	3180[14]		Near Champagne Castle	Footpath
Griffin's Hill	29°05′36″S 29°57′59″E / 29.0932°S 29.9663°E		1590[15]	R103	Mooi River and Estcourt	Tar
Hela Hela Pass (Helehele Pass)	29°54′35″S 30°04′38″E / 29.9096°S 30.0772°E		1199[16]	D114	Richmond and Donnybrook	Gravel
Ikhupe Pass (Mkupe Pass)	28°09′15″S 29°58′07″E / 28.1541°S 29.9687°E		1469[17]	N11	Ladysmith and Newcastle	Tar
Jareteng Pass	29°18′16″S 29°26′41″E / 29.30444°S 29.44472°E
Knight's Pass	27°39′23″S 30°22′21″E / 27.6564°S 30.3725°E		1662[18]		Near Utrecht	Gravel
Laing's Nek Pass	27°28′53″S 29°52′21″E / 27.4814°S 29.8724°E		1692[19]	N11	Volksrust and Newcastle	Tar
Middledale Pass (Tintwa Pass)	28°28′49″S 29°19′24″E / 28.4804°S 29.3233°E	Drakensberg	1629[20]	S1101	Geluksburg and Swinburne, Free State	Tar
Mike's Pass	28°57′39″S 29°13′54″E / 28.9609°S 29.2317°E	Drakensberg	1931[21]			Gravel
Muller's Pass	27°52′00″S 29°42′37″E / 27.8667°S 29.7103°E	Drakensberg	1835[22]		Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal and Memel, Free State	Gravel
Nicholson's Nek Pass	28°28′27″S 29°45′46″E / 28.4743°S 29.7627°E		1175[23]		Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal and Burford, KwaZulu-Natal	Gravel
Normandien Pass	27°58′33″S 29°42′02″E / 27.9759°S 29.7005°E	Drakensberg	1992[24]		Farming areas around Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal and Memel, Free State	Gravel
Oliviershoek Pass	28°34′09″S 29°04′18″E / 28.5693°S 29.0717°E	Drakensberg	1742[25]	R74	Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal and Estcourt	Tar (Potholed)
Ping Pong Cuttings	29°31′25″S 29°35′45″E / 29.5237°S 29.5957°E	Drakensberg	1325[26]			Gravel
Sabana Pass	27°09′44″S 31°58′41″E / 27.1622°S 31.9780°E		614[27]			Gravel
Sandspruit Pass	28°28′14″S 29°22′17″E / 28.4706°S 29.3715°E		1646[28]			Gravel
Sani Pass	29°35′18″S 29°17′34″E / 29.5882°S 29.2927°E	Drakensberg	2876[29]			Gravel
Soutar's Hill	29°25′12″S 29°48′42″E / 29.4200°S 29.8116°E		1741[30]		Nottingham Road and Nzinga River Valley	Tar
The Devil's Pass	27°42′46″S 30°55′56″E / 27.7128°S 30.9323°E	Mhlobane Mountain	1562[31]			Gravel
Van Reenen's Pass	28°24′25″S 29°23′50″E / 28.4069°S 29.3971°E	Drakensberg	1768[32]	N3	Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal and Harrismith	Tar

References

1. "Ape's Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
2. "Bannerman Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
3. "Bezuidenhout's Pass, KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
4. "Botha's Pass (R34) KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
5. "Brandon's Pass, KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
6. "Burgers Pass (KZN)". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
7. "Bushman's Nek Pass, KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
8. "Cecil Mack's Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
9. "Colling's Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
10. "De Beer's Pass (KZN)". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
11. "Endoumeni Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
12. "Giant's Castle Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve in South Africa". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
13. "Goodoo Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
14. "Grays Pass, South Africa". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
15. "Griffin's Hill". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
16. "Hela Hela Pass (D114)". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
17. "Ikhupe (or Mkupe) Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
18. "Knight's Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
19. "Laing's Nek Pass (N11) KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
20. "Middledale Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
21. "Mike's Pass - KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
22. "Muller's Pass". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
23. "Nicholson's Nek Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
24. "Normandien Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
25. "Oliviershoek Pass (R74) KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
26. "Ping Pong Cuttings KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
27. "Sabana Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
28. "Sandspruit Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
29. "Sani Pass KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
30. "Soutar's Hill - KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
31. "The Devil's Pass - KZN". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
32. "Van Reenen's Pass, Drakensberg". Retrieved 2014-05-07.