Taupo Ultramarathon
Saturday, 17 October 2026In 19 days
Officially: Taupō Ultramarathon 2026
A point-to-point trail ultra on the Great Lake Trail above Lake Taupō. The 100 km, 70 km, 50 km and 24 km all start at different places along the trail and finish together at Whakaipo Bay, and the 100 km can be run solo or as a team.
Distances
Entry fee
NZD 32970km Ultra Marathon · early bird entry · Enter (opens in a new tab)
| Entrant | Early bird | Standard | Late entry | On the day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | NZD 329Pasted table: NZD 329 | NZD 388Pasted table: NZD 388 | NZD 427Pasted table: NZD 427 | NZD 470Pasted table: NZD 470 |
Four steps: to 31 Jan, Feb-Apr, May to 15 Oct, then race day. Adult NZD: 100 km 399/474/522/575, team 488/574/632/695, 70 km 329/388/427/470, 50 km 279/328/361/395, 24 km 136/160/175/195.
Rules and terrain
- Surface
- trail
Start
100km Team · 100km Ultra Marathon·Waihaha carpark, State Highway 32
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)-38.68662, 176.06948
70km Ultra Marathon·Richardson's Farm, Hingarae Road · Hingarae Road, Taupō District
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)-38.67056, 175.71640
24km Trail Run/Walk·Kinloch Hall, Kinloch Domain · Kinloch, Taupō District
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)-38.66117, 175.92138
- 50km Trail Run/Walk·Airstrip on Whangamata Road
Race day
- Start time
- 08:00 (Pacific/Auckland) · 70km Ultra Marathon only
Afterwards
Editions
Where this came from
- Sources
- Organiser's site taupoultra.co.nz, checked 8 Sep 2026: the Event Schedule page for start times and start locations, the Enter page for the four-step fee table, the 24 km page for that race's start.
- Last verified
- 8 Sep 2026
- Organised by
- Total Sport (opens in a new tab) · Organiser · operator · verified 8 Sep 2026 (opens in a new tab)