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Date: 1862 Client: Knysna Local Authority Type: Mountain Pass Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°00'06.83" S 22°59'44.21" E Alt: 110m

In 1860 Thomas Bain relocated to Knysna to construct the roads there, and among these was included a low-standard access road for the foresters to the Zuurvlakte Crown Forests on the western side of the tidal Knysna River. The road constructed climbed from the river causeway. It became known as the Phantom Pass, named after the Phantom moth, a white moth that was found in the forests there. References: Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pg 114-118 Potgieter, DJ (Editor-in-chief). 1973. Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa [SESA] Volume 8 Mus-Pop. Cape Town: Nasou. pg 516 Ross, Graham. 2002. The romance of Cape mountain passes. Cape Town: David Philip. pg 125