Challenging, but worth it
Officially named the Dr Lapa Munnik Pass, the Bastervoetpad Pass is located between the summit of the Barkly Pass and Ugie and traverses a southern arm of the Drakensberg along the east-west axis.
The rough gravel pass was first discovered in 1862 by Adam Kok III, when he led an armed group down the footpath as a possible route for his historical trek. As history has it, he found the locals too hostile and subsequently led the Griquas in their historic trek from Philippolis in the Free State to their new home – called Kokstad, of course – over another route further to the east, named Ongeluksnek.
Viewed as one of the most challenging
