Rocky Road

Rocky Road (こうやの バランスいわ lit. Balance Rock in the Wilderness in Japanese) is the third battle arena in Crash Team Racing. It is generally an oval-shaped arena featuring a cliff edge that circles the entire arena. The cliff can be reached via ramps and bridges connected to a rocky center hill where the player is placed at the start of the battle/crystal challenge (this may be different in 3 or 4 player mode). This arena is set in Glacier Park directly across from Komodo Joe's challenge. The general theme of this arena is a rocky desert, similar to Dingo Canyon, except this arena does not feature any cactus, carcass bones, concreted road or water. Also, the sandy terrain of this arena reflects a slightly different color to Dingo Canyon.

Stats

 * Number of crystals: 20
 * Time limit: 1:20:00
 * Number of wumpa crates: 2
 * Number of weapon crates: 4

Trivia

 * Rocky Road has the shortest time limit of all the Crystal Challenges in Crash Team Racing.
 * The music theme of this arena is used for the credits in Adventure mode.
 * This level's name might be a reference to the ice cream flavor of the same name.
 * This level is considered the hardest Crystal Challenge of the game due to the amount of nitro crates and the short time limit.