The venue will be sign posted from SH1 between Taupo and Wairakei. Turn into Craters of the Moon (opposite Helistar/Hub Cafe) and head up the road. The event HQ is the MTB car park (left on Powerline Road).

For those of you who are familiar with the MTB tracks in Craters, here is the full detail of the courses.

This is a non-competitive (yeah right - on ya’ right) fun course, geared at kids, families, and first time event goers. The tracks are graded easy (G2) and intermediate (G3) and are as follows: Start at the Q-Line Rd / Powerline Rd junction, head up Powerline RD, through MTB car park > Squirt > back through MTB car park > Tourist Trap > Ferret > Tourist Trap (tail end) > and back to MTB car park to finish.

23 km Craters Challenge (Loop 1)

Start at the Q-Line Rd / Powerline Rd junction, head up Powerline RD, through MTB car park > Squirt > Lake Hire Link 1 > Part of Tankstand > Grinder > Deb’s Track > Mr. & Mrs. > Better Than P > Incline > Coaster (Craters Classic riders peel off here) > Lake Hire Link 2 > through MTB car park > Tourist Trap > Ferret > Tourist Trap (tail end) > and back to MTB car park to finish.

 

40 km Craters Classic (Loop 2)

Having done Loop 1 above, and peeled off at the end of Coaster, then continue as follows: Part of Tankstand (again) > Grinder (again) > Buzzard > Missing Link > Tankstand (tail end) > Outback (to Retro) > Retro > Luge > Slalom > Walter’s Wiggles > Lake Hire Link 2 > Part of Squirt (again) > Corkscrew > Buddha ( yes BUDDHA !!! ) tourist trap > ferret > last part of tourist trap > and back to MTB car park to finish.

Thanks also to associate sponsor Matt Jensen Insurance Brokers Ltd, for all Taupo MTB Club insurance covers.