The R612 is a regional route in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that connects Park Rynie with Bulwer via Donnybrook, Ixopo, Highflats and Umzinto. [1]
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Its south-eastern terminus is at an intersection with the R102 in Park Rynie and heads in a westerly direction. It crosses with the N2 at an off-ramp west of Park Rynie and after 6 kilometres it enters Umzinto. After Umzinto, it goes through the hilly rural area of the South Coast where it notably passes through Highflats and heads in a north-westerly direction. It crosses the R56 (to Kokstad and Pietermaritzburg) in Ixopo and after 35 kilometres it goes through Donnybrook before ending at an intersection with the R617, 5 kilometres south of Bulwer. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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