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Places near Cradock by type
All 212 places by distance →One day from Cradock
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:59 pm
159 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Cradock
- Spioenkopviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Rooibergviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Tarka Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Swaershoek Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Salpeterkopviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Cradock
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Cradock?
Swaershoek Pass (viewpoint, about 21 km), Schreiner House (museum, about 1 km), Spioenkop (viewpoint, about 20 km), Leeukloofberg (viewpoint, about 21 km), Rooiberg (viewpoint, about 21 km), Tarka Pass (viewpoint, about 43 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Cradock?
68 places on Spotwander: 44 hill stations & viewpoints, 9 churches, 3 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 parks.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Cradock?
Eerstekrans, about 5 km by road; Tweedekrans (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Cradock?
Rev Notwala Speaks, about 1 km by road; Cultivation Church (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Cradock?
Start in Cradock, visit Spioenkop, then Rooiberg, then Tarka Pass, then Swaershoek Pass, then Salpeterkop, and drive back — about 159 km by road in all.

















