Pakhuis Pass
Pakhuis Pass is a mountain pass on the R364 in the northern Cederberg in South Africa. The pass connects Clanwilliam to Calvinia. A turnoff from the pass heads southeast to the Biedouw Valley and Wupperthal. The pass is 25 km long, reaches an altitude of 905 m at a gradient of 1:9.
History
The pass was built between 1875 and 1877 by Thomas [Charles John Bain|Thomas Bain]. The pass was improved for the first time in the 1960s and was tarred in 2009.In December 1946, a Junkers Ju 86 aircraft of the South [African Air Force] crashed into the 1 077 Pakhuis Peak in misty weather, killing everyone on board. The plane was on route to Cape Town from Pretoria with a cargo of plywood.