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Northern Cape Offroad & 4x4

The Northern Cape is 4x4 country — Kgalagadi dune trails, the wild Richtersveld passes, Namaqua's copper-route passes, Sutherland's Roggeveld escarpment, the Kalahari red-dune route and Riemvasmaak's canyons. Filter by region and type.

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Akkedis Pass — Richtersveld. A steep rocky pass within the Richtersveld National Park forming part of the park's demanding self-drive 4x4 circuit
Bitterpan 4x4 Wilderness Trail — Bitterpan, Kgalagadi. A roughly 120km one-way sand track linking Nossob and Mata-Mata via the remote Bitterpan wilderness camp
Caracal Eco Route — Namaqua National Park. A 176–200km coastal 4x4 route from Skilpad Rest Camp to the Groen River mouth with occasional sandy sections and steep…
Gannaga Pass — Middelpos. A scenic gravel pass climbing the Roggeveld escarpment on the eastern edge of the Tankwa Karoo National Park toward…
Halfmens Pass — Richtersveld. A rugged Richtersveld pass named for the halfmens succulents on its slopes, linking the park's remote camping areas
Helskloof Pass — Richtersveld. A long, slow park pass near Sendelingsdrif taking at least an hour to traverse, home to the rare Helskloof aloe
Kalahari Red Dune Route — Upington. A community tourism route through the red-dune Kalahari between Upington and the Kgalagadi, linking guest farms, San…
Leeudril 4x4 Loop — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A short 13.2km off-road self-drive loop north of Leeuwdril waterhole where visitors use low range and keep below 25 km/h
Mabuasehube Wilderness Trail — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A 155km transfrontier wilderness trail through the Mabuasehube pans requiring convoys to be entirely self-sufficient…
Messelpad Pass — Springbok. A historic 19th-century gravel pass built for ox-wagons hauling copper ore from the Namaqualand mines to the coast
Mier 4x4 Trails — Mier, near Askham. Red Kalahari dune-crossing 4x4 trails in the Mier area on the approach to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Nossob 4x4 Eco Trail — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A 214km guided wilderness trail run over three nights between Twee Rivieren and Nossob, requiring high-clearance 4x4s…
Ouberg Pass — Sutherland. A dramatic 10.4km gravel pass off the Roggeveld escarpment near Sutherland with 44 bends including eight hairpins…
Riemvasmaak 4x4 & Hot Springs — Riemvasmaak. A rugged community-run 4x4 trail network through the gorges of the Molopo and Orange river country leading to natural…
Spektakel Pass — Springbok. A scenic tarred pass on the R355 west of Springbok with expansive Namaqualand views toward the Atlantic coast
Verlatenkloof Pass — Sutherland. The main tarred-and-gravel access pass climbing the Roggeveld escarpment into Sutherland from the Karoo plains
Wildeperdehoek Pass — Hondeklip Bay. A short gravel pass built in the 1860s with dry-stone walls, usually driven with the Messelpad as a route to the coast
Witsand Dune Route — Witsand. White 'roaring' Kalahari dunes with sandy self-drive tracks amid red dune surroundings between Groblershoop and…