Virago
3rd October 2005, 21:43
Mrs V and I just enjoyed a weekend trip to Cromwell. It was a wonderful weekend for riding around Central Otago, with mainly clear skies and temperatures around 20 degrees, not too hot or too cold.
We took the opportunity to enjoy our favourite loop ride, from Cromwell to Wanaka, over the Crown Range to Queenstown, then back to Cromwell via the Kawarau Gorge. This is an absolutely amazing ride, and is so much fun we did it twice! Throughout the trip the scenery is stunning. Photos attached of each of us at the summit of the Crown Range, looking down toward Queenstown.
I usually do the Crown Range from the Wanaka end, but found the series of hair-pin bends on the Queenstown side to be more fun going uphill, especially when two-up.
For those who have not had the chance to ride around the centre of the South Island, there's some great rides here to try!
We took the opportunity to enjoy our favourite loop ride, from Cromwell to Wanaka, over the Crown Range to Queenstown, then back to Cromwell via the Kawarau Gorge. This is an absolutely amazing ride, and is so much fun we did it twice! Throughout the trip the scenery is stunning. Photos attached of each of us at the summit of the Crown Range, looking down toward Queenstown.
I usually do the Crown Range from the Wanaka end, but found the series of hair-pin bends on the Queenstown side to be more fun going uphill, especially when two-up.
For those who have not had the chance to ride around the centre of the South Island, there's some great rides here to try!