Cardrona Quartz Knoll loop

Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

Description

Park at the entrance to the Cardrona ski field road. Bike up to the top of the Crown range road(all sealed to here). When at the Crown saddle the bike track heads off on the left, it climbs steadily to 1500m. As you get further into the track the rougher and more rutted it gets, I pushed a few off the stepper/rougher pitchers, but those more able could certainly ride them. The track grading would be generally 3, but sections would be 4 because of the rutty nature of some sections. From Queensberry Hill its all downhill.....the first section is very rutted until the Tuohys gully-Meg hut pack track which is in good condition.