- Distance
- 45 km
- Duration
- Half day
- Best time
- Oct – Apr
- Highest point
- 1,076 m
The highest main road in the country, Cardrona in the middle, Wānaka at the bottom. Forty-five kilometres that make the Kawarau Gorge look like a shortcut.
Top highlights
- High altitude1,076 m
- Crown Range summit1,076 m. The Remarkables behind you, Cardrona ahead.
- Cardrona Hotel1863. A pint and a photograph. Then the last drop to the lake.
- Road qualitySealed, steep, frost in the morning even in summer. Winter ice and closures. Campervans on the hairpins out of Queenstown. The summit is often in cloud.
- Best timeOct – Apr
Recommended itinerary
Queenstown, New Zealand
Start
Crown Range summit
20 km
Cardrona Hotel
30 km
Wānaka
End · 45 km
