Cambridge to Lake Karapiro

As you leave Cambridge, you’ll travel past homes of some of New Zealand’s finest racehorses on your way to Lake Karapiro – home to New Zealand’s finest rowers! Look out for foals in paddocks and rowers on the Lake and make time to stop for a rest or refreshments on the shores of our stunning Lake Karapiro!

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Cambridge to Karapiro

Distance: 8km
Difficulty: Grade 1-2
Surface/Type: Concrete, asphalt, boardwalk
Width: 3m

Highlights: Boardwalks, horse studs and the spectacular Lake Karapiro! Watch out for those racehorses if you’re out early, you could well see some Olympic rowers and kayakers out on the water too! Make time to stop at Podium Café at the lake for the best café views in Cambridge, or in summer you can’t go past the Karapiro Berry Box on Maungatautari Rd for a real fruit ice-cream to fuel your ride home!

Trail Detail: Boardwalks, horse studs and the spectacular Lake Karapiro! Watch out for those racehorses if you’re o

Challenging bits: The path is dead flat leaving Cambridge at Carlyle St in Leamington, with a few short but steep hills just as you head towards and then beside the lake.

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Access/Parking: Leamington Rugby Club, Carlyle St, Lake Karapiro Domain.

Toilets:

Victoria St Superloos
Halley’s Lane Carpark
Leamington Domain
Lake Karapiro Domain
Podium Café (Lake Karapiro Domain)

Rest areas: Cambridge CBD, Leamington Rugby Club, Carlyle St, Lake Karapiro Domain.

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