388 Trails in New Zealand

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

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