388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
42 Traverse difficulty 29 ***** National Park Village
629 Trail Expert difficulty 5 **** Nelson
7 Mile Riding Area Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Queenstown
Afraidium (Glenbervie Forest Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 0 *** Whangarei
Ahuriri Valley Intermediate difficulty 25 ** Omarama
Alexandra Airport Trail Intermediate difficulty 6 * Alexandra
Alexandra Park (Mt Victoria) difficulty 0.0 Wellington
Alexandra Park DH (Mt Victoria) difficulty 0.0 Wellington
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 187 ** Twizel
Anaconda Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 1 **** Christchurch
Antidote Advanced difficulty 1 * Whangarei
Araheke Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 6 ** Wanganui
Arapuke Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 12 *** Palmerston North
Aratiatia Dam Loop Intermediate difficulty 17 **** Taupo
Aratihi (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
Ashburton River Trail Beginner difficulty 9 *** Ashburton
Aspiring Hut Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Wanaka
Atiu Creek Regional Park difficulty 2 Wellsford
Atlas Wynyard Freestyle bike park Expert difficulty 1 *** Queenstown
B'warethetroll (Glenbervie Forest Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 ** Whangarei
Baikie Hut Beginner difficulty 11 ** Twizel
Bannockburn Sluicings Intermediate difficulty 3 *** Cromwell
Ben Lomond Trails Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Queenstown
Bethunes Gully Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Dunedin
Beveridge Track Beginner difficulty 8 ** Auckland
Big River - Waiuta difficulty 7 Reefton
Big Toms Wheelie (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Bike Glendhu Intermediate difficulty 21.7 **** Wanaka
Blue Spur Tracks Advanced difficulty 12 *** Hokitika
Bluff (Glenbervie Forest Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 ** Whangarei
Bluff Hill Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Invercargill
Boot Hill Intermediate difficulty 3 * Alexandra
Bottle Lake Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Christchurch
Bottled Lightening Powerhouse Loop Beginner difficulty 4 * Reefton
Bowenvale Downhill (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Christchurch
Bowenvale Traverse Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
Brook Park Beginner difficulty 2 * Te Kuiti
Bullock Track (Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park) Advanced difficulty 13 **** Whangamata
Bullock Track, Old Man Range Intermediate difficulty 12 * Roxburgh
Bush Creek (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Queenstown
Busing Forest Advanced difficulty 10 * New Plymouth
Cairnmuir Hill Trail Advanced difficulty 19 ** Cromwell
Cape Wanbrow Reserve Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oamaru
Cardrona Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Wanaka
Carricktown Loop Intermediate difficulty 21 ** Cromwell
Centennial Park Intermediate difficulty 9 ** Timaru
Charles Plimmer (Mt Victoria) difficulty 0.0 Wellington
Charming Creek difficulty 6 Ngakawau

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