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Rouxpos, Karoo
Rouxpos is one of those little Karoo towns that has managed, despite the penchant for second homes in available little dorps within a couple of hours of major cities, to remain in relative obscurity.
You will not find it on the average map of the Karoo. The only people to really know of the town's existence are cyclists and 4X4 fundis who cycle the Laingsburg to Rouxpos route.
Rouxpos lies in the shadow of the Swartberg Mountains just off the R323 that branches off the N1 at Laingsburg. It is one of two wee towns through which the Seweweekspoort, or Smugglers' Route, passes. It also lies on the famous Freedom Trail, a race across South Africa from Pietermaritzburg all the way to Wellington in the Western Cape, which includes Die Hell, Rouxpos and Anysberg.
Actually Rouxpos is more of a settlement than a town, and people generally pass through it, as it hardly qualifies as a place to stop for a quick cuppa (around here, farms are lucky if they've got a connection to Eskom, nevermind a cute little village with a pub and a coffee shop), but everyone knows the Rouxpos Road just outside Laingsburg, or at least mostly everyone who lives around here.
The Freedom Trail is 2300 kilometres worth of, mainly, cycling across the Karoo. Once in Prince Albert, the trail has two options. One route takes riders to the Gamkapoort Dam along the Bosluiskloof Road and then on to Vleiland. The other takes a little more exertion up the Swartberg Park, into Die Hel. Thereafter both routes join through the Swartberg Mountains to Rouxpos and the Anysberg Nature Reserve.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Self Catering
Stay @ Gracios Two Bed Villa
Stay @ Gracios is located in Oudtshoorn and offers accommodation for up to six guests in a two bedroom house. Oudtshoorn is situated on the edge ...
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Klein Karoo Game Lodge
Klein Karoo Game Lodge is situated in the heart of the Klein Karoo, only a 15 minute drive from Oudtshoorn on the popular R62. Come and enjoy nat...
Hotel
Bakenskraal Ostrich Palace
Bakenskraal Ostrich Palace offers accommodation situated in the heart of the Klein Karoo. Here you can enjoy the open spaces and the spectacular ...
Self Catering
De Aap Farm Lodge
Nestled amidst the rugged beauty of the Swartberg Mountains lies De Aap Farm Lodge, an idyllic retreat offering accommodation in Klaarstroom. Thi...
Self Catering
Stay @ 115 Draai
Stay at 115 Draai is a self-catering holiday home with three bedrooms. The kitchen is equipped for self catering and the lounge area boasts comfo...
Self Catering
Eltos Karoo Stay Guest Farm
Eltos Karoo Stay Guest Farm is situated just outside Laingsburg on the N1 towards Cape Town. The house offers Laingsburg accommodation for a fami...
Self Catering
Noem-Noem & Granaat Cottage
Noem-Noem & Granaat Cottage is a Karoo self catering cottage situated in the heart of Prince Albert where guests can experience the vast open exp...
Self Catering
Hannah's Haven Studio Deluxe
Studio Deluxe is open plan and furnished with a King-size bed. The kitchenette is equipped for light self catering and there is a dining table an...
Self Catering
Die Kliphuis at Vyversrus
Die Kliphuis is situated on a private farm at the foot of the majestic Towerkop Mountain in our Dwarsrivier valley. Here lies our little escape f...
Noteworthy attractions
Nature Reserves
Anysberg Nature Reserve
In the heart of the Cape Fold Mountains, the natural abundance of the Anysberg Nature Reserve is situated in the Little Karoo of the Western Cape...
Botanical Gardens
Natural Wonders
Cango Caves
Almost 30 kilometres outside of Outshoorn in the Klein Karoo, and certainly one of the main reasons for placing this little town on your itinerar...
National Parks
Karoo National Park
The Karoo National Park is situated close to the N1 highway between Cape Town and the hinterland, approximately 1000 km south of Johannesburg and...
Nature Reserves
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve
Lying in the Little Karoo is the remote Gamka mountain range, isolated because of the conduit of the Gouritz River that slices between the Gamkab...
Nature Reserves
Kammanassie Nature Reserve
Lying in the Little Karoo between the Swartberg and Outeniqua Mountains, lies an inselberg or monadnock - an isolated hill or small mountain that...
Game Reserves
Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
At the foot of the Warmwaterberg, in the heart of the Little Karoo, between Montagu and Barrydale on the famous Route 62, the vision of the San i...
Nature Reserves
Swartberg Nature Reserve
The Swartberg Nature Reserve lies in the Oudtshoorn district between the Great Karoo and Little Karoo, bordered by the Gamka River in the west an...
Natural Wonders
Meiringspoort
The towering sandstone cliff walls and breathtaking rock formations of Meiringspoort lie on the N12 between Beaufort West and Oudtshoorn. The poo...
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