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