{
  "name": "Prince Alfred's Pass",
  "slug": "prince-alfreds-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/prince-alfreds-pass/",
  "summary": "South Africa's longest publicly accessible mountain pass at 68.5 km, a Thomas Bain masterpiece of 1867 crossing the Outeniqua Mountains from the Garden Route coast to the Klein Karoo.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "R339"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "South Africa",
    "region": "Outeniqua Mountains, Western Cape",
    "start": {
      "name": "Knysna",
      "lat": -34.041675,
      "lon": 23.105186
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Avontuur",
      "lat": -33.725669,
      "lon": 23.164693
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 42.4,
    "lengthKm": 68.2,
    "driveMinutes": 89,
    "corners": 177,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 1040,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Gravel throughout, corrugated with potholes",
    "Numerous blind hairpin bends",
    "Single-lane sections needing reversing to pass",
    "Seven river crossings that flood after rain",
    "No mobile reception for most of the route",
    "No fuel for 68 km"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Prince Alfred's Pass",
    "Spitskop",
    "Calling the Herd"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 474
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; 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": "2026-08-03"
}