The R337 is a
Regional Route in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
that connects
Cradock and the
R329 heading towards
Willowmore
Willowmore is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Willowmore is situated 140 km north-east of the town of Knysna and 117 km south-west of Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a p ...
via
Jansenville
Jansenville is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is on the Sundays River, 87 km south of Graaff-Reinet. Laid out on the farm Vergenoegd in 1854, it was proclaimed in 1855 a ...
.
Route
From its northern origin in Cradock at the
R390, it heads south-west, passing to the south of the
Mountain Zebra National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park is a national park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa; established in July 1937 for the purpose of providing a nature reserve for the endangered Cape mountain zebra. It is surrounded by of the Mountain Z ...
. It heads through
Swaershoek Pass, and on the other side, it reaches a T-junction with an unsigned route. The R337 is signed as the western route, which eventually bends south to
Pearston
Pearston is a small town in the eastern Karoo, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It lies between Graaff-Reinet and Somerset East at the foot of the Coetzeesberge, about north of Port Elizabeth. It falls within the Blue Crane Route ...
. There it becomes cosigned with the intersecting
R63 before continuing out the town heading south-west. It then reaches the
R75. It becomes cosigned, and the routes head through the
Soutpansnek pass to reach Jansenville. At Jansenville, the route leaves the R75 heading east-south-east to
Klipplaat
Klipplaat is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is some 185 km north-west of Port Elizabeth and 75 km south-east of Aberdeen. It takes its name from large slabs of rock on the su ...
. At that town, it intersects the
R338 at a staggered junction. After leaving Klipplaat, the route enters the
Swanepoelspoort Pass before reaching its terminus at the R329.
References
External links
Routes Travel Info
Regional routes in the Eastern Cape
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