Long Tom Pass — Escarpment Climb
Hard
road
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga community Loading map…
Elevation profile
Min 1105m · Max 1488m · Gain 1099m · 32 km
Route stats
- Distance
- 32 km
- Elevation gain
- 1 100 m
- −275 m descent
- Max grade
- 8.4%
- 3.4% avg
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Tar / Road
- Route type
- Point-to-point
About this route
Iconic 8km dramatic climb on the R37 with hairpin curves ascending 1100m over the escarpment edge. Stunning views across Kruger Lowveld and thornveld terrain below; technical tar descent back to starting point completes the loop.