Collection

African Mountain Roads

Escarpment passes from the Simien to the Namib

Roads72 world icons

Combined326 mi525 km of driving

Across5countries

High point4,120 m13,517 ft

Spreetshoogte Pass

D1275Namibia

38 mi · 1 h 19 min · 1,821.8 m summit

Gamsberg Pass

C26Namibia

123 mi · 4 h 6 min · 2,066.2 m summit

Simien Mountains Road

Ethiopia

28 mi · 1 h · 9 hairpins

Moteng and Mahlasela Passes

A1Lesotho

21 mi · 44 min · 6 hairpins

Rift Valley Escarpment Road

B3Kenya

33 mi · 1 h 5 min · 2,308.7 m summit

Kroumirie Forest Road

RN17Tunisia

18 mi · 35 min · 726.6 m summit

Sanetti Plateau Road

Ethiopia

66 mi · 2 h 18 min · 4,120.1 m summit

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