Sir Lowry's Pass — Somerset West Climb
Hard
Road
Somerset West, Western Cape manual Loading map…
Elevation profile
No elevation data
Route stats
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 375 m
- Max grade
- —
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Tar / Road
- Route type
- Point-to-point
About this route
The N2 climb over the Hottentots Holland range from Somerset West to the Elgin valley, summiting at 460 m. The Strava/VeloViewer segment measures 6.33 km at 5.4% with 375 m of gain. First and hardest pass of the Four Passes loop — steep, straight and busy (four lanes at the top), best ridden early morning before traffic builds.