Access to the pass is by a fairly steep dirt road into the Umkomaas Valley that continues to a bridge that crosses the Umkomaas River at an altitude of 548m.

The pass rises by 651m over 7,19 km to reach the summit at an altitude of 1199m.

[1] There are gradients of 1:6 on certain sections of the pass which make it treacherous when wet.

In dry conditions though, the pass can be driven with an ordinary road vehicle as the hard-packed gravel - although rough - provides good grip.

being that due to thick impenetrable bush in the area, the local herders cut a pathway to the grasslands at the top, but this pathway was so narrow that they had to walk in single file.