Mauao King and Queen of the Mountain

Mauao King and Queen of the Mountain

Sunday, 27 April 2025

Main Beach, Mount Maunganui

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The Mauao King & Queen of the Mountain returns to Mount Maunganui for it's 78th year on 27 April 2025, organised by Athletics Tauranga.

The main race is an approximately 4km run along the beach, to the summit of Mauao, then descending and back along the beach. The start and finish line is on the Mount Main Surf Beach opposite Mt Drury near Leisure Island/Moturiki Island.

This year marks the new inclusion of a new fun social walk to the top and back. Along with spot prizes including from Merrell and Mt Hot Pools.

There is also a Junior race (U15) that runs part way up Mauao to the tree/bush-line and back (approx 2.5km).

It is a family friendly event with something to offer for casual and elite runners alike.

Distances/Events

Social walk
Junior (U15) ~ 2.5K
~ 4K

Location map

The start/finish line for all events is opposite Mt Drury on Main Beach.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 25 February 2025.

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