Course
Loop course starting and finishing at Two Mile Bay Sailing Club, 331 Lake Terrace, Taupō. Each 7.3km lap runs north on the concrete Great Lake Pathway about 3.7km to a turnaround at Te Atea Tapuaeharuru, then back. Aid stations sit beside the transition area and at the halfway turnaround, with water, fresh fruit and snacks. Solo and team entrants complete as many laps as they can in six hours.
Key dates
- ·RegistrationNot open yet
- ★Race dayJune 2027 · date to be announced
About
Pillar to Pou is a six-hour lapped run and walk on the Taupō lakefront, starting and finishing at Two Mile Bay Sailing Club. Entrants complete as many 7.3km laps of the Great Lake Pathway as they can, solo or in teams. A separate kids event runs the evening before.
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