388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Welcome Rock Trails Intermediate difficulty 27 **** Garston
Upper Clutha River Loop Beginner difficulty 27 *** Wanaka
Raincliff Intermediate difficulty 26 * TImaru
Dun Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 26 ** Nelson
John McDonald Loop difficulty 25 Tongariro National Park
Mt Victoria Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Wellington
Craigieburn Forest (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Christchurch
Tarnbrae Track Intermediate difficulty 25 *** Twizel
Ahuriri Valley Intermediate difficulty 25 ** Omarama
Rameka Track Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Motueka
Moonlight Circuit Advanced difficulty 25 ** Queenstown
Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson
Thompsons Track Advanced difficulty 24 * Tauranga
Macaulay Valley Advanced difficulty 24 ** Tekapo
Cougar Park Intermediate difficulty 22 *** Tokoroa
Moerangi Track difficulty 22 **** Murupara
Flora Saddle to Upper Takaka Advanced difficulty 22 ** Motueka
Bike Glendhu Intermediate difficulty 21.7 **** Wanaka
Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
Carricktown Loop Intermediate difficulty 21 ** Cromwell
Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh
Waihaha Hut Track Advanced difficulty 20.0 ** Taupo
Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Whangamata
FourForty Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Auckland
Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
Silvan Forest Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Richmond
Obelisk Advanced difficulty 20 ** Alexandra
Minaret Burn Track Intermediate difficulty 20 ** Wanaka
Macetown and the Arrow Gorge Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Queenstown
Codgers Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Nelson
Wither Hills Farm Park Beginner difficulty 20 ** Blenheim
Sticky Forest Advanced difficulty 20 **** Wanaka
Ben Lomond Trails Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Queenstown
Fernhill difficulty 20 Queenstown
Great Lake Trail - Waihaha (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 19 **** Taupo
Mount Ida Water Race Beginner difficulty 19 ** Naseby
Wharfedale Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Oxford
Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Cairnmuir Hill Trail Advanced difficulty 19 ** Cromwell
Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
Richmond Trail Loop Intermediate difficulty 19 ** Tekapo
Rimutaka Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 18.0 *** Wellington
Tukino Skifield Road Intermediate difficulty 18 * Turangi
Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
Pukehinau Loop difficulty 17 Tongariro National Park
Aratiatia Dam Loop Intermediate difficulty 17 **** Taupo
Coronet Peak Trails Advanced difficulty 17 ***** Queenstown
Skyline Makara Loop Advanced difficulty 16.0 *** Wellington
Maitland Ridge Expert difficulty 16 *** Nelson

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