Gydo

Gydo is a steep passage through the mountains north of the Ceres valley, leading from the Warm Bokkeveld to the higher, colder Bokkeveld. These uplands were named for the great herds of springbok that once moved through the region. Paths through the mountains followed routes used by Khoekhoe and San people before colonial farmers sought access to the interior. In the eighteenth century Bokkeveld farmers carried produce towards Cape markets over difficult mountain crossings.