Huka Challenge News Flash: The new and very altered course

The Huka Challenge

Start: 7 am
Entry Fee: $99.00

This is a non-competitive 85km approx mountain bike ride on a par in time and difficulty with the iconic 160km Solo ride around Lake Taupo.

Course Description

Most of the ride will be on single track of grade 2 and 3 with about 10 % grade 4. There will be a very small amount of road to ride maybe a Km and a 2km section of 4x4 track - sorry but we have to link up the single tracks somehow!

Expect to get tight technical tracks up to grade 4 all the way to From Wairakei Resort Hotel so don’t have a sleep on the job. The tracks are all in great nick and the new tracks have packed down and are real fun.

Bike Taupo’s track crew have done a lot of work getting the cross over bridges and connecting tracks built and its going to be one great ride of single track after single track.

It is demanding and therefore suited to fit and experienced riders. Refer below for course disciption.

Support

We will have a water point at the Hub caf�, you will also be able to slip in and get some food and a short black if you need one to keep you going. This will be approximately 30Km into the ride. We will have Marshals on the tracks to help pick up the broken bits but in true MTB style you have to look after yourself.

Times are recorded by transponder as riders cross the start and finish lines.

Cruiser

Start: 9.30am
Entry Fee: $99.00 per rider

Contact Huka Cruiser approx 35 Km replacing the relay.

This course is designed as a challenge unlike the Huka Challenge which is a bit of a gut buster.
This course takes in all the best scenic parts of the Huka but believe me it’s not a walk in the park.

Support

Water will be at Hub Cafe also Coffee etc in this area. It is also used by the Huka Challenge as a main support station so a great place to hang out if you are a supporter-spectator plenty of parking is available.

Road Access is available to:

• HUB Cafe
• Aratiatia
• Spa Park

Times are recorded by transponder as riders cross the start and finish lines

Read more for the course detail

The Tracks:

Course for Huka approx 85 km and Cruiser approx 35 Km as below. The extra red section between the lines is for the longer Huka Course.

Start
River track to Cherry Island
Bungy
River track to Spa park
Paraiwi road to Rotary ride start
Daynighter backwards (can only be riddin on the day this way)
Rotary downhill
Rotary ride to Huka falls
Huka falls to Aratiatia track
Aratiatia to Contact
Contact track to Wairakei Hotel
Fergussions
Totara Gully
Hub Cafe

Tunnel to Craters
Inwards Goods
Tourist trap
Feret
Carpark
Link track.
Tankstand.
Grinder
Debs down and up
Mr and Mrs
Young Pines
Outback
Retro
Luge
Slalom
Incline
Grinder
Buzzard
Missing Link
Conection
Walters Wiggles
Link
Squirt
All SH Fun
Bumble Bee
BBC
Kegress
Missing Link
Tourist trap
Feret
Tourist trap
Outwards Goods
Tunnel to Hub cafe

Hubcafe
J and D
Kevs
Redwoods
Control gates down
Up over the overpass
Riverside Park
Yacht Club
Tongiriro Street
Finish