386 Trails in New Zealand

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
51. Riverhead - Old School Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Auckland
52. Rotary Ride Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Taupo
53. Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh
54. Maraetai Forest Advanced difficulty 30 **** Auckland
55. Corners (Whaka Forest – The Redwoods) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Rotorua
56. Oropi Grove mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Tauranga
57. Four Lakes Loop Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Queenstown
58. Aratiatia Dam Loop Intermediate difficulty 17 **** Taupo
59. Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
60. Crocodile Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
61. Dean's Bank Track Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Wanaka
62. Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
63. Bottle Lake Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Christchurch
64. Puni MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 4 **** Auckland
65. Flying Nun Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
66. Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 9 **** Ohakune
67. Pirongia Forest Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Hamilton
68. Bowenvale Traverse Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
69. Bethunes Gully Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Dunedin
70. Godley Head Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 4 **** Christchurch
71. Greenwood Park Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
72. Pukete Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Hamilton
73. Great Lake Trail - K2K (Great Lake Trails) Beginner difficulty 6 ***** Taupo
74. Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
75. Waitangi Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 32 **** Waitangi
76. Herbert Forest MTB Tracks Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Oamaru
77. Coal Pit Spur Track (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 30 **** Christchurch
78. Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
79. Te Ara Koa (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Nelson
80. Queenstown Trail Beginner difficulty 62 *** Queenstown
81. Great Lake Trail - W2K (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Taupo
82. Moke Lake Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 *** Queenstown
83. Utiwai (Rangituhi Trails) Easiest difficulty 3 **** Porirua
84. Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
85. Waikato River Trails: 3 Waipapa (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 12 **** Tokoroa
86. Croesus Advanced difficulty 10 **** Blackball
87. Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson
88. Macetown and the Arrow Gorge Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Queenstown
89. Rimutaka Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 18.0 *** Wellington
90. Rapaki Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
91. Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
92. Bullock Track (Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park) Advanced difficulty 13 **** Whangamata
93. Skyline Gravity Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
94. Motu Loop (Motu Trails) Intermediate difficulty 57 **** Opotiki
95. West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
96. Flat Top Hill Advanced difficulty 7 *** Alexandra
97. Huka Falls to Craters MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 1 *** Taupo
98. Te Miro Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 10 *** Morrinsville
99. Upper Clutha River Loop Beginner difficulty 27 *** Wanaka
100. Tarnbrae Track Intermediate difficulty 25 *** Twizel

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