At the R528 junction in Haenertsburg, the R71 becomes the Magoebaskloof Pass and continues north-east for 30 kilometres to reach a t-junction with the R36 Route. The R71 joins the R36 and they are one road southwards for 4 kilometres into the town of Tzaneen, crossing the Groot Letaba River west of the Tzaneen Dam, up to the next off-ramp junction, where they meet the eastern terminus of the R528 Route.