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Date: 1848-1856 : 1950s Client: South African Roads Type: Mountain Pass Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°14'04.81" S 19°19'47.78" E Alt: 916m

Due north of Ceres up the Skurweberg. The original pass was designed and built under the direction of Andrew Geddes Bain at the same time he was building Michell's Pass between 1848 and 1856. It was rerouted in the 1950s, creating a route double the length but less steep in gradient. References: Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pg 15-17 Storrar, Patricia. 1984. A colossus of roads. Cape Town: Murray & Roberts / Concor. pg 28, 31, 32