New Zealand, South Island
The Crown Range, the road to Glenorchy and the run to Milford Sound all start here.
First instinct from Queenstown: head north east over the Crown Range.
Scored roads in range
4
Nearest great road
15 mi
Best rated nearby
9.6 / 10
Shortest full loop
5 hr 34 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Every road in the library carries a driving and scenery score set by the same method. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 7 May 2026
Under 60 km from the centre
Close enough for an evening run or a Sunday morning before the traffic wakes up.
Roughly 7 hr 45 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
37 mi away · Fiordland
A glacial valley run to the Homer Tunnel and a fiord surrounded by vertical rock.
119 km · 73.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
15 mi away · Otago
New Zealand's highest sealed road with a hairpin stack above the Cardrona valley.
70 km · 43.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 7 hr 14 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 13 hr 4 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
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