386 Trails in New Zealand

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
101. Waiheke Island Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Auckland
102. Peaking Ridge Expert difficulty 15 *** Nelson
103. Great Lake Trail - Waihaha (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 19 **** Taupo
104. 629 Trail Expert difficulty 5 **** Nelson
105. Anaconda Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 1 **** Christchurch
106. Roxburgh Gorge North (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Alexandra
107. Slip Saddle (Coronet Peak Trails) Expert difficulty 2 **** Queenstown
108. Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe
109. Kirwans Track Advanced difficulty 9 *** Reefton
110. Cougar Park Intermediate difficulty 22 *** Tokoroa
111. Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 *** New Plymouth
112. Sanders Reserve & Bike Park Beginner difficulty 12 ** Auckland
113. Arapuke Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 12 *** Palmerston North
114. Bush Creek (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Queenstown
115. Great Taste Trail Beginner difficulty 108 ** Nelson
116. Cape Wanbrow Reserve Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oamaru
117. Old Coach Road Easiest difficulty 4 **** Wellington
118. Wakamarina Advanced difficulty 28 **** Blenheim
119. Aspiring Hut Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Wanaka
120. Wharfedale Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Oxford
121. Bannockburn Sluicings Intermediate difficulty 3 *** Cromwell
122. Waihaha Hut Track Advanced difficulty 20.0 ** Taupo
123. Waikato River Trails: 2 Arapuni (Waikato River Trails) Intermediate difficulty 14 *** Arapuni
124. Moonlight Circuit Advanced difficulty 25 ** Queenstown
125. Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
126. Dun Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 26 ** Nelson
127. Royal Albany Advanced difficulty 9 *** Auckland
128. Pyramid Saddle Advanced difficulty 11 *** Twizel
129. Coro DH (Coronet Peak Trails) Expert difficulty 2 *** Queenstown
130. Tree Trunk Gorge Advanced difficulty 12 *** Turangi
131. Silvan Forest Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Richmond
132. Whitford Forest Advanced difficulty 12 ** Auckland
133. Dunes Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Opotiki
134. Tongariro River Trail Beginner difficulty 9 *** Turangi
135. Blue Spur Tracks Advanced difficulty 12 *** Hokitika
136. Linger and Die Advanced difficulty 2 **** Clyde
137. Te Anau - Manapouri Beginner difficulty 16 *** Te Anau
138. Wakari Creek Beginner difficulty 3 *** Dunedin
139. Bike Glendhu Intermediate difficulty 21.7 **** Wanaka
140. Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
141. Welcome Rock Trails Intermediate difficulty 27 **** Garston
142. Fernhill Loop Advanced difficulty 8 ** Queenstown
143. Sandy Point Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Invercargill
144. Eskdale Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 *** Napier
145. Te Whiti Riser (Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park) Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wellington
146. Mill Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Napier
147. Hemo Gorge Trail Beginner difficulty 0 ** Rotorua
148. Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
149. Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
150. Mavora Lakes Beginner difficulty 61 *** Queenstown

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