Western Cape The N9 begins just south-east of
George in the
Western Cape at an intersection with the
N2. It runs
concurrently with the
N12 through the center of George and then north over the
Outeniqua Pass. At the top of the pass, at the intersection with the
R62, the N9 and N12 split, with the N12 being cosigned with the R62 northwards towards
Oudtshoorn while the N9 turns east, cosigned with the R62, to run along the northern side of the
Outeniqua Mountains and over Potjiesberg Pass. After 71 kilometres, the N9 and the R62 split, with the R62 becoming its own road eastwards while the N9 turns northwards and enters the town of
Uniondale, before becoming the
Buyspoort Pass and proceeding onwards to
Willowmore in the
Eastern Cape.
Eastern Cape From Willowmore, the N9 travels across the
Eastern Cape Karoo as the
Perdepoort Pass, through
Aberdeen to
Graaff-Reinet. At Aberdeen, the N9 is joined by the
R61 and they are concurrent through Graaff-Reinet (where they meet the
R63) and for the next 46 kilometers before the R61 becomes its own road eastwards near
Nieu-Bethesda. From Graaff-Reinet it crosses the
Sneeuberge through Naudesberg Pass and
Lootsberg Pass to
Middelburg, where it meets the
N10 south of the town centre. The N10 joins the N9 to form an eastern bypass around Middelburg before proceeding northwards out of the town. After being
concurrent for 24 kilometers, the N10 becomes its own road north-west towards
De Aar. The N9 continues northwards, entering the
Northern Cape, through
Noupoort, to end at an intersection with the
N1 just outside
Colesberg (west of the town centre). ==Uniondale Ghost==