Various Taupo Locations
6 trails to choose from
Open all year
2015 Bike Wise most favourite New Zealand Cycle Trail Runner up
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Welcome to The Great Lake Trail in Taupo, an epic journey to invigorate your senses.
The Great Lake Trail is a mountain biking trail that follows the shores of beautiful Lake Taupo. Along the way you can enjoy stunning views across the Lake to the majestic volcanic mountains of the Tongariro National Park. This trail takes you through native bush, breath taking scenery, waterfalls, lyrical bird song and much more. You can cycle the whole track in two or three days. Or you can break it up by choosing which trails to ride.
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There are three sections to the Great Lake Trail, with 6 different tracks to choose from.
Waihora & Waihaha,Orakau & K2K, W2K & Headland
Some tracks can only be entered or exited by boat, shuttles are available to take you and your bike accross the Lake to the access point. These need to be booked in advanced. Find information on Shuttles in Taupo by clicking here.
The entire Great Lake Trail is 71km, with 6 trails in total (broken down into 3 sections as above).
Click on the following links for more information on accommodation, activities and places to eat in Taupo.
For detailed information about The Great Lake Trail visit the website www.greatlaketrail.com.
