Taupō Trail Festival

Friday, 13 March 2026 to Saturday, 14 March 2026

Craters Mountain Bike Park, Taupō

Follow event Run/Walk Navigation Off Road/Trail Kids Team Night

The Taupō Trail Festival weekend from 13 to 14 March 2026 offers 2 days of running adventure in the heart of Craters forest.

Events kick off on Friday with the Trail Colour Run. Choose from 1 lap (2.5km) or 2 laps (5km) and run, or walk through the trails while getting covered in vibrant coloured powder paint.

The iconic Craters Trail Run/Walk is on Saturday with a variety of distance options; from a 2km kids dash to a quality 21km half marathon, and everything in between.

The final event on Saturday evening is the Multi-lap Night Run - with a 3-hour time limit, teams of 2-8 people run the 2.5km course as a relay. Each team member runs a lap before tagging in their teammate.

This is a cup-free event - bring your own cup/water bottle for refilling at aid stations during the races.

Organiser

TotalSport

Distances/Events

Friday:
Trail Colour Run (untimed) - 2.5K or 5K

Saturday: Craters Trail Run/Walk:
Kids': 2K
Short: 6K - run/walk
Mid: 12K - run/walk
Long: 21.1K - run

Multi-Lap Night Run - 3 Hours - relay

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This listing was last manually checked on 24 December 2025.