Craters Trail Run 12k
Taupō, Taupō
13 Mar 2027
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map adapted from official race's website
Elevation profile
About this race
The Craters Trail Run 12k is run on the purpose-built mountain bike trail network of Craters Forest in Taupō, starting and finishing at the festival hub beside the Waikato River. The route links mountain bike tracks and pine-needle single track through the forest, with some forest road sections joining the trails together. The course is entirely unsealed. The profile is rolling, with a steady climb to the high point of the course about a third of the way in, followed by a long descent through the forest and a gently rolling finish. The 12k can be run or walked and is the middle distance of the Craters Trail Run, held on the Saturday of the Taupō Trail Festival weekend, and it is organised by TotalSport. The surrounding forest is a mix of exotic plantation and native bush, with the trails weaving over small hills.