Crown Range Road
Category 115.3 km
Distance
830 m
Elevation Gain
5.4%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
1076 m
Summit Elevation
Crown Range Road is New Zealand's highest sealed road and the country's most celebrated road cycling climb — a Category 1 ascent from the Cardrona Valley floor at 246m to the 1,076m summit plateau, regularly voted by New Zealand motorists and cyclists as one of the nation's finest driving and riding...
Pro Tip
The standard approach from Cardrona (east side) is the better climbing experience — the gradient is more consistent, the views open progressively as you ascend rather than arriving in one sudden revel...