Mount Crowther

Wainuiomata, Wellington, New Zealand

Combination of sweet singletrack and extremely steep 4wd track.

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Bike and Foot

From the T-intersection with Harry Todd, there is a 0.3km long piece of singletrack up to a small plateau. There you'll find a communications tower and a couple of buildings. The rest of the track is a steep 4wd road to the end of Sunny Grove.

After rolling up and down some small hills, there is a very steep (25-30%) section up to the summit.

Then the fun begins. The track drops straight down a ridge - losing 250m in altitude in just over a kilometre. Parts of this drop are extremely steep, having a gradient in the range 30-35%. Excellent brakes, or more than a touch of madness, are called for on this descent as there is no where to bail out and little respite from the relentless pull of gravity.

At the bottom of the hill is a chicane followed by a tame exit to Sunny Grove.

Starts at a T-intersection in the middle of Harry Todd. Ascending from the Willis Grove end of Harry Todd is by far the easiest approach to this track.

Ends at the top end of Sunny Grove, off Hine Road.

2.66km

4wd

31 Dec 2008 by Ian

Ian