Bike Barn Round the Lake

Take on the most popular event of the BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, the 160km 'Bike Barn Round the Lake' 1 lap circumnavigation of Lake Taupo.

The course starts and finishes on Tongariro Street, next to Taupo’s Great Lake Centre and heads in an anti-clockwise direction around Lake Taupo, which is 357 metres above sea level. The highest point on the course is at 650 metres.

The event caters for riders of all abilities and no special equipment is required, just a helmet, a safe bike and the determination to finish!

We have made the decision that the minimum age for a child with an accompanying adult (1:1) is 12 years old. This decision has been made not only for the safety of your child but also our other participants and in keeping with the NZ Road Code. To ride the event alone the child must be 15 or over. For more information please see out FAQs Age Restrictions.