Gravel in Paradise - Central Otago Rail Trail
The Crop Duster is the perfect event to ease you into the Gravel in Paradise series, leaving you eager for more
Formally known as the Crawfords, the Crop Duster is a unique and majestic circuit that starts and finishes at the former Galloway Station hut on the Central Otago Rail Trail.
The route begins with a gentle 12-kilometer climb up the Raggedy Range, offering stunning panoramic views of Alexandra and Clyde. At the summit, the Moa Creek plateau presents itself — a flat basin surrounded by rugged hills that have weathered harsh summers and winters where only thyme and rabbits thrive. After a swift descent into the plateau, sitting at 450-metres above sea level, you'll circumnavigate the basin. On reaching the former Moa Creek Hotel, built in 1861, the short course goes left, while the long course continues for an additional 12 kilometres around the basin. Both courses then rejoin Poolburn-Moa Creek Road, ascending the Raggeddy’s once more before a thrilling descent back to the finish line.
There are two distances on offer, with three competitive classes in each distance and separate age groups for both males and females.
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