388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Te Anau - Manapouri Beginner difficulty 16 *** Te Anau
Whitestone River Beginner difficulty 16 * Te Anau
Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel
Twizel River Trail Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Twizel
Reefton to Big River Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Reefton
Rock peak Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Wanaka
Great Lake Pathway Easiest difficulty 15 ** Taupo
Great Lake Trail - W2K (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Taupo
Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
Watercare Coastal Walkway Beginner difficulty 15 ** Auckland
Riverhead - WCRC Trails Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Auckland
Riverhead - Old School Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Auckland
Dingle Burn Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Hawea
Naseby Forest Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Naseby
Roxburgh Gorge South (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Roxburgh
Peaking Ridge Expert difficulty 15 *** Nelson
Sunrise Ridge Expert difficulty 15 ** Nelson
Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
Bottle Lake Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Christchurch
Waikato River Trails: 2 Arapuni (Waikato River Trails) Intermediate difficulty 14 *** Arapuni
Four Lakes Loop Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Queenstown
Red Rox Loop difficulty 13.0 Wellington
Bullock Track (Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park) Advanced difficulty 13 **** Whangamata
Puketi Kauri Forest Beginner difficulty 13 * Kerikeri
Dunes Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Opotiki
Waikato River Trails: 5 Whakamaru (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 *** Taupo
Dusky Trail Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Twizel
Roxburgh Gorge North (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Alexandra
Wither Hills Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Blenheim
Sash and Door Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 *** National Park Village
Rangituhi Trails Advanced difficulty 12 ***** Porirua
Arapuke Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 12 *** Palmerston North
Manawatu River Track Easiest difficulty 12 ** Palmerston North
Pirongia Forest Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Hamilton
Whitford Forest Advanced difficulty 12 ** Auckland
Sanders Reserve & Bike Park Beginner difficulty 12 ** Auckland
Te Iringa Advanced difficulty 12 **** Taupo
Tree Trunk Gorge Advanced difficulty 12 *** Turangi
Waikato River Trails: 3 Waipapa (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 12 **** Tokoroa
Blue Spur Tracks Advanced difficulty 12 *** Hokitika
Gabriels Gully Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 ** Lawrence
Grandview Ridge Track Advanced difficulty 12 * Wanaka
Bullock Track, Old Man Range Intermediate difficulty 12 * Roxburgh
Hopkins Valley to Monument Hut Beginner difficulty 12 ** Twizel
Lake Hood trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Ashburton
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Mount Hutt Bike Park Advanced difficulty 12 ** Methven
Tekapo Circuit Intermediate difficulty 12 * Tekapo
Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
Aspiring Hut Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Wanaka

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