Where It All Began

The Seven Passes Route

Out in the pretty beach town of Wilderness, South Africa, lies the beautiful Seven Passes Route.
Way before the N2 highway was built, a much older road connected the towns of George and Knysna along the base of the Outeniqua Mountains: now mostly a dirt road, this wonderful 60km will leave you open-mouthed at the scenery around you and (strange as it may seem) take you across seven mountain passes in the process.

The N2 is also stunningly beautiful between the two towns so this makes for a tough choice, but if you’re seeing SA by bike (motor or pedal), this is definitely the road to pick – it also makes a super roundtrip from Wilderness for the day, stopping off in Rheenendal on the way for a coffee.​