Tankwa Karoo and the Gannaga Pass
Out of Ceres onto the long gravel of the Tankwa, up the Gannaga Pass to the Roggeveld and on to Sutherland for the night. Back down the Ouberg Pass the next day. Long stretches with no fuel: fill up in Ceres and Sutherland.
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556 km2 days
83%gravel or dirt
Jeephardest grade
1 614 mhighest point
Distances and grades from the planner's route on OpenStreetMap roads. Your plan may differ.
Hardest stretch: Jeep, rough tracks: corrugations, loose stones, ruts. The grade reads differently by vehicle: what's fun on an adventure bike can be slow and hard in a car.
Day by day
- DAY 1 · 311 km · 83% gravel
Ceres → Sutherland
Via Gannaga Pass, Middelpos - DAY 2 · 245 km · 84% gravel
Sutherland → Ceres
Via Ouberg Pass
Roads change. Check conditions before you go, and report what you find in the planner so the next rider knows.