{
  "name": "Route 62",
  "slug": "route-62-klein-karoo",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/route-62-klein-karoo/",
  "summary": "About 230 km of the R62 across the Klein Karoo, from Montagu along the Langeberg foothills to Barrydale and Ladismith, then over the 39 bends of the Huisrivier Pass to Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "R62"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "South Africa",
    "region": "Western Cape",
    "start": {
      "name": "Montagu",
      "lat": -33.791853,
      "lon": 20.137432
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Oudtshoorn",
      "lat": -33.595639,
      "lon": 22.181244
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 144.2,
    "lengthKm": 232.1,
    "driveMinutes": 288,
    "corners": 120,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 731.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy trucks on the Huisrivier Pass, overtaking difficult",
    "Rockfall on the Huisrivier Pass after heavy rain",
    "Wildfire closures near Montagu in dry weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ronnies Sex Shop",
    "Amalienstein",
    "Huisrivier Pass",
    "Calitzdorp",
    "Bella de Karoo"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 614
  },
  "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"
}