{
  "name": "Garden Route, Wilderness to Knysna",
  "slug": "garden-route-wilderness-knysna",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/garden-route-wilderness-knysna/",
  "summary": "The N2 through the Garden Route's lake district, dropping to cross the Swartvlei estuary into Sedgefield, climbing out of the Goukamma valley through forest and crossing the Knysna River into town.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N2"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "South Africa",
    "region": "Western Cape",
    "start": {
      "name": "Wilderness",
      "lat": -33.994382,
      "lon": 22.574345
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Knysna",
      "lat": -34.035087,
      "lon": 23.046458
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 29,
    "lengthKm": 46.7,
    "driveMinutes": 53,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 163.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Roadworks from Wilderness to Knysna, due to run past 2028",
    "Lane closures and reduced speed limits around Wilderness until late 2026",
    "Overtaking difficult on the Swartvlei descent"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "lakes",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Wilderness Beach",
    "Swartvlei",
    "Wild Oats Community Farmers' Market",
    "Groenvlei",
    "White Bridge",
    "Knysna Waterfront"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 160
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}