387 Trails in New Zealand

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

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