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Bain's Kloof Pass — Wellington Climb

Moderate
road
Wellington, Western Cape strava
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Elevation profile

888m 778m

Min 778m · Max 888m · Gain 286m · 8.0 km

Route stats

Distance
8.0 km
Elevation gain
284 m
−71 m descent
Max grade
10.6%
3.6% avg
Difficulty
Moderate
Surface
Tar / Road
Route type
Point-to-point

About this route

Andrew Geddes Bain's 1854 national-monument pass climbs the R301 out of Wellington at a forgiving 3.4 percent, hugging sheer rock walls above the Witte River gorge. The Wellington-side Strava segment alone draws over 13,000 attempts, making it a Boland road-cycling rite of passage.