The R310 is a Regional Route in

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that connects

Muizenberg Muizenberg ( , Dutch for 'mice mountain') is a beach-side town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the main surfing spo ...

to the south-west with the

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between

Paarl Paarl (; ; derived from ''parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a city with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest city in the Boland, Western Cape, Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni ...

and

Franschhoek Franschhoek (; Afrikaans for "French Corner", Dutch spelling before 1947 ''Fransche Hoek'', French: ''Le Coin Français'') is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns in South Africa. It was formerly known as Oliph ...

to the north-east, via

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and Hellshoogte Pass. The section between Muizenberg and Stellenbosch is called Baden Powell Drive.

Route

The R310 begins in

at an intersection with the M4 (Main Road). It runs east as Baden Powell Drive, meeting the southern terminus of the M5 (Prince George Drive), hugging the

False Bay False Bay (Afrikaans: ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarc ...

coast and passing in-between Strandfontein and the

Wolfgat Nature Reserve Wolfgat Nature Reserve is a coastal nature reserve in Mitchells Plain on False Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. This conservation area consists of of endangered dune vegetation and limestone cliffs, extending along a portion of the Fals ...

before passing south of

Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain is a large census designated sub-place located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multi ...

, where it meets the southern terminus of the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive). The R310 continues eastwards to bypass the township of

Khayelitsha Khayelitsha () is a township (South Africa), township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa language, Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to ...

, where it turns away from the coast towards the north-east and meets the M9 (Macassar Road; Japhta K Masemola Road) before crossing the

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. The R310 continues north-east, still named Baden Powell Drive, skirting Eersterivier to the east, to enter

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, where it meets the eastern terminus of the M12 (Adam Tas Road) at a T-junction. The R310 takes over as Adam Tas Road and heads eastwards for 4 kilometres into the Stellenbosch CBD to reach a junction with the R44 (Strand Road). The R310

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the R44 and they are co-signed northwards through the CBD as Adam Tas Road, meeting the south-eastern terminus of the R304 (Koelenhof Road). Just after meeting the R304, the R310 splits from the R44 to become the Hellshoogte Pass towards the east. It heads for 16 kilometres, bending north-eastwards, passing through Pniel, to reach its end at an intersection with the

approximately 7 kilometres west of

Wemmershoek Wemmershoek is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Wemmershoek is a small village at the junction of the R301 and R45 roads. The Wemmershoek Dam on the Wemmershoek River was establi ...

References

Regional routes in the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub Roads in Cape Town