Crown Peak and Mt SaleIntermediate - Experienced
Submitted by Rob Bathgate
Front country - easily accessible
Loop
Undulating, some big hills
Native bushOpen tussock/grasslandsOpen ridges/tops
Intermediate - Experienced
Not Suitable (Slow)
4:00 (Moderate)
3:00 (Fast)
-14.2%
+14.2%
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Description
Most suitable for:
Fit mountain goats who are confident on steep technical (off-track) downhill descents
Peaks to be bagged:
Crown Peak (1735m) and Mt Sale (1708m)
Navigation:
Mostly straightforward, though the descent off Mt Sale requires good route-finding skills even in fine weather.
Trail Conditions
A bit of everything. Lots of single track, ranging from easy to technical; a chunk of 4WD/farm track and a very gnarly, totally off-track descent off Mt Sale.
Optional Extra
Only a few tens of metres off the track is the rocky summit of Crown Peak (1735m) – worth the diversion if you’re a peak bagger.
Trail Community
Make Up of Run
Untracked / Route only: 10%
Technical Single Track: 25%
Moderate Single Track: 25%
Easy Single Track: 25%
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 15%
Route Data
Reviews:
Overlapping Runs
The following trails overlap with this run to some degree. You may wish to combine them but please note that to qualify for FKTs on these runs you should record a separate Strava activity for each
Cardrona to Arrowtown
Length: 40.60km
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Access
The Fork and Tap pub in Arrowtown.
Plenty of parking.
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Staying Safe
Moderate.
Mostly straightforward, though the descent off Mt Sale requires good route-finding skills even in fine weather.
Unknown.
Long-sleeved thermal top, Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map.
The first reliable stream water is not until almost 20k in, by which time you will have done a lot of climbing and slow descending. We recommend taking at least 2L with you and topping up from Brackens Gully at the bottom of the descent off Mt Sale.
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