Tsoelike River Pass (Part 1) - Mountain Passes of South Africa

This impressive pass packs a huge amount of punch into a relatively short distance. It's located in the southern part of Lesotho on a minor road which itself is accessible from the A4 route, about 12 km north west of Qacha's Nek. The road connects a number of remote mountain villagesas well as providing access to the Matebeng Pass, one of the most difficult gravel passes in Lesotho.
Our videos are produced at 150% of normal speed. We are not actually driving that fast. The purpose is to be able to show you the entire pass without edits.

If you enjoy multiple hairpin bends and canyon views, then do yourself a favour and drive this one. It sports 32 bends, corners and curves packed tightly into the overall length of 5.8 km producing an average gradient of 1:20 with the maximum gradient topping out at 1:6 on the northern side. Of those 32 bends, 10 are full hairpins.

Video cover photo by Craig Marshall / Back Country Southern Africa

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