Ceres - Gydo Pass

A drive over the Gydo Pass (1,018m/3,340ft) - named after a species of euphorbia which covers the slopes of the Skurweberg - opens up magnificent views. The road runs north from Ceres and comes in 10km/6mi to the Prince Alfred Hamlet, which depends for most of its income on fruit-growing. 3km/2mi beyond it the ascent to the pass begins, and the summit is reached in another 7km/4.5mi. (The pass is sometimes closed on a few days in winter.) The road (now asphalted almost all the way to Citrusdal) then winds its way down from the pass, through beautiful lonely country, only occasionally passing a few houses. 110km/68mi from Ceres it comes to Citrusdal.