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238  THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN C APE

Exploring the Garden Route
to Grahamstown

The Garden Route, from Wilderness to the end of
Tsitsikamma, where the N2 heads inland for the last stretch
to Port Elizabeth, is a scenic treat. Upon leaving the town of
Wilderness, vehicles can park at Dolphin’s Point for an
uninter rupted view of the coastline with its long white
rollers. After Wilderness, the N2 hugs the coast almost all
the way to Knysna. From here it passes through indigenous
forest as far as Storms River. Between Nature’s Valley and
Storms River, detours can be made off the N2 to cross the
spectacular old pass routes of Grootrivier and Bloukrans.
Lush vegetation, mountains, lagoons, rivers and the sea
combine to make this route a visual feast. The beach at Nature’s Valley

Klipplaat
Waterford Great Fish
Graaff-Reinet 1450 m Mount River Nature
Reserve
Stewart Darlington Klipfontein Cradock East London
Perdepoort Pass Groot Rivierberg Dam Riebeek Ecca Pass
1414 m Baroe Oos Peddie
Wolwefontein
Willowmore Steytlerville Bellevue Alicedale GRAHAMSTOWN
Buyspoort Pass Groot Kleinpoort NATIO NAL PARK SHAMWARI GAME
ADDO ELE PHANT
Ghwarriepoort Kirkwood RESERVE
Pass EASTERN CAPE Salem Langholm Great Fish
Olifants Sunland Paterson Bathurst
WESTERN CAPE Zaaimansdal Studtis Baviaanskloofberg 1759 m Bluecliff Addo Bushmans Southwell Great Fish
Point
Oudtshoorn Kammanassieberg Uniondale Colekeplaas Grootwinterhoekberg Ncanara PORT ALFRED
Mountains
Koutjie Potjiesberg Ko u g a b e r g Smitskraal Colchester ALEXANDRIA Kenton-on-Sea
Pass Misgund Kouga Patensie Uitenhage Coega
Montagu Daskop Noll Avontuur Haarlem Joubertina Andrieskraal Boknesstrand
Pass 1715 m Hankey Despatch Algoa Bay Cape
Herold Prince Alfred's Pass Loerie Bethelsdorp Padrone
Outeniquaberg NATURE'S
Barrington VALLEY TSITSIKAMMA Kareedouw PORT ELIZABETH
GEORGE Witteklip
Storms Woodlands Humansdorp Seaview Summerstrand
WILDERNESS SEDGEFIELD KNYSNA River JEFFREYS BAY Cape Recife
Hartenbos PLETTENBERG BAY
Oyster Bay ST. FRANCIS BAY
MOSSEL BAY Tsitsikamma Cape St. Francis
Cape Point
Town
0 kilometres 50
0 miles 25
Key
Motorway
Major road
Minor road
Untarred road
Scenic route
Main railway
Minor railway
Provincial border
Summit Visitors on a nature walk at the picturesque
Pass Knsyna Lagoon
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp387–8 and pp404–5

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