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The road to Die Hel continues…

Following the gorgeous rock pool shortly after the Paarde Vley section, the road rises from the 11th km mark over a small neck and then begins descending once again down a narrower section of the gorge (just over 1 km wide). Immediately to your left (south), you will get a good view of the towering Kariegasberg with a summit of 2 053 m.

If you look a little further ahead, you can see Kangoberg. This peak is slightly lower in height at 1 853 m and holds sentinel over this section of the road. Most of the following nine kilometres are in descending mode, and 440 m of latitude will be lost as you progress into the west. This section

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