Its north-western terminus is a junction with the
N6 national route and
M30 metropolitan route in
Bloemfontein,
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, just south of the Mangaung suburb and just east of the N6's interchange with the
N1. It heads eastwards to reach a t-junction, where it meets the southern terminus of Bloemfontein's
M12 metropolitan route and turns south-east. It leaves the city heading south-east and goes for 56 kilometres to the town of
Dewetsdorp, where it meets the north-eastern terminus of the
R717. From the R717 junction, it continues south-east for 32 kilometres to meet the
R26 and the north-eastern terminus of the
R701 at a four-way-junction. It becomes
co-signed with the R26 eastwards, immediately crossing the
Caledon River into the town of
Wepener. South of Wepener town centre, the R702 becomes its own road northwards into the town centre as Van Aardt Street, then eastwards as Spies Street to cross the Sandspruit River. Just after Wepener Police Station, the R702 becomes the road to the south-east and goes for 8 kilometres to end at the
Van Rooyen's Gate border post with
Lesotho, after which the route becomes Lesotho's
A20. == References ==