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Crown Range Summit – Cardrona Hotel loop from Arrowtown

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Crown Range Summit – Cardrona Hotel loop from Arrowtown

Hard

4.4

(10)

178

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Crown Range Summit – Cardrona Hotel loop from Arrowtown

07:13

103km

1,640m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 10.8 km for 193 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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561 m

Arrowtown

Highlight • Settlement

13.3 km

Crown Range Summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is the summit on the Crown Range Road. It’s the highest main road in New Zealand and reaches an altitude of 1121 metres. In the winter it can become covered in snow.

Tip by

27.8 km

Cardrona Hotel

Highlight • Pub

In the old core of Cardrona, for example, the hotel, school, post office and church have been preserved.

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52.1 km

Lake Wānaka Beach

Highlight • Beach

In nice weather a welcome change. The water is mostly cold by European standards. The kiwis do not care. I-Site and Nee Worldwide Supermarket nearby.

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103 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

96.5 km

5.29 km

1.14 km

167 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

90.7 km

6.46 km

4.92 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,080 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Wednesday 3 June

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Crown Range Summit – Cardrona Hotel loop from Arrowtown

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Crown Range Summit

Cardrona Hotel

Lake Wānaka Beach

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