THE BAYLEY’S TAUPO “CLASSIC”

  • Start Time: waves from 9:00AM

  • Distance range approx. 50km

  • Tracks include mainly Grade 3 with some Grade 4

  • There will be a Self Help Aid Station at the Connection.

  • By entering the Craters Classic, you can confirm that you are fully capable of participating and you acknowledge that you are physically fit, have sufficiently trained for this Event, and can confidently ride the grade of tracks in your chosen course.

    2026 BAYLEYS TAUPO ‘CLASSIC’ Long Course Description:

    Long course - 50km approx.

  • Wairakei hotel

  • Resort track to steam fields

  • Steam fields outback and beyond to strettons drop

  • Slalom itm track  to zee zee top

  • Zee zee top

  • Dia straights

  • Dat way

  • First section of Waipouwerawera

  • 4-wheel drive track to Debs

  • Debs up

  • Buzzard tank down to connection (king and queen downhill)

  • Incline

  • Coaster

  • Nail 

  • Scragg's to beagle boys

  • Beagle boys

  • Sh fun to roundabout

  • Bumble bee

  • Bbc back to rounabout

  • Bottom sh fun to managers cnr

  • Cyclone to roundaout

  • Zip

  • Inwards to Express Way track to road

  • Q Line road to start of Tourist trap, all Tourist trap to old car park

  • New track around carpark to scrags return

  • Hammer to spice girls

  • Spice girls

  • All outback to contract tracing

  • Contract tracing

  • Steamfeilds to lh corner to sugar daddy (just after road crossing)

  • Sugar daddy

  • Resort track to hotel