The R301 begins at an intersection with the
R45 at
Wemmershoek and runs north for 18 kilometres, following the
Berg River, to cross the
N1 at exit 59 and reach a junction with the
R101 road (Langenhoven Road) east of the
Paarl CBD. The R301 continues northwards for 8 kilometres as Jan Van Riebeeck Road, through the eastern suburbs of Paarl (
Groenheuwel), to enter the town of
Wellington and become Piet Retief Street in the suburb of Newton. It continues northwards for 3 kilometres to enter the Wellington CBD, where it makes a right turn to become Church Street towards the east-north-east. It continues north-east for 31 kilometres, becoming the
Bain's Kloof Pass, to cross the
Breede River and end at an intersection with the
R43 approximately 11 kilometres south of
Wolseley. ==References==