Cardrona Valley Road
Category 220 km
Distance
740 m
Elevation Gain
3.7%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
1119 m
Summit Elevation
The Cardrona Valley Road is the Wanaka approach to the Crown Range, a 20km Category 2 ascent from the Wanaka township at 379m through the Cardrona Valley to the Crown Range summit junction at 1,119m — a climb that begins in one of New Zealand's most celebrated alpine resort towns and rises through a...
Pro Tip
The Cardrona Valley approach combines naturally with the Crown Range Road into a full Crown Range circuit from Wanaka — ascend the Cardrona Valley Road (20km, 740m), cross the summit, descend the Quee...