The original pass was opened in 1892, but was treacherously narrow, so in 1951 road builder Graham Ross was enlisted to engineer a safer route through the mountains. It took 10 years to do so as the local geology makes the pass prone to rockfalls. An entire bypass had to be created to reroute traffic while the current one was under construction and heavy drilling equipment had to be lowered by means of winches. You can still see the remains of the bypass today.
At the bottom of the kloof you'll spot the Huisrivier and one of two "murasies" - old houses long since abandoned and crumbling in ruins, but these aren't what gives the river its name. Rather the river gets its original name from a Khoi word meaning "willow tree".
[Source: Mountain Passes of South Africa]
The cache is and easy park and grab a short distance from a lookout lay-by and is accessible from both sides of the R62 as there is another rest stop across the road. Still, please be cautious when crossing.
This cache is NOT related to the Cape Mountain Passes cache near the GZ.
Cache contains logbook, pencil and a couple of Stickeez.