388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Wellington
Rimutaka Rail Trail Intermediate difficulty 18.0 *** Wellington
Skyline Makara Loop Advanced difficulty 16.0 *** Wellington
Wild Coast Track Advanced difficulty 11 *** Wellington
Te Whiti Riser (Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park) Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wellington
The Coromandel Walkway Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Coromandel
Crash Palace (Rangituhi Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 *** Porirua
Spicer Link (Rangituhi Trails) Beginner difficulty 2 *** Porirua
Chimney Sweep (Rangituhi Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 *** Porirua
Tour Aotearoa Intermediate difficulty 1870 *** Auckland
Arapuke Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 12 *** Palmerston North
Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 7 *** Wellington
Cougar Park Intermediate difficulty 22 *** Tokoroa
Te Miro Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 10 *** Morrinsville
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Mill Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Napier
Eskdale Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 *** Napier
Te Mata Peak Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Hastings
Skyline Gravity Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
Onepu Community Park Beginner difficulty 8 *** Whakatane
Motu Road Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 42 *** Opotiki
Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 *** New Plymouth
Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
Royal Albany Advanced difficulty 9 *** Auckland
Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
Tree Trunk Gorge Advanced difficulty 12 *** Turangi
Tongariro River Trail Beginner difficulty 9 *** Turangi
Waikato River Trails: 5 Whakamaru (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 *** Taupo
Waikato River Trails: 4 Maraetai (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 8 *** Tokoroa
Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
Waikato River Trails: 2 Arapuni (Waikato River Trails) Intermediate difficulty 14 *** Arapuni
Maitland Ridge Expert difficulty 16 *** Nelson
Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
Blue Spur Tracks Advanced difficulty 12 *** Hokitika
Te Anau - Manapouri Beginner difficulty 16 *** Te Anau
Perenuka Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Te Anau
Bannockburn Sluicings Intermediate difficulty 3 *** Cromwell
Pyramid Saddle Advanced difficulty 11 *** Twizel
Tasman Glacier Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Mount Cook Village
Godley Valley Advanced difficulty 34 *** Tekapo
Salt Water Creek Beginner difficulty 6 *** Timaru
Silvan Forest Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Richmond
Mount Vernon Trail (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Christchurch
Tarnbrae Track Intermediate difficulty 25 *** Twizel
Flat Top Hill Advanced difficulty 7 *** Alexandra
River Track - Clyde to Alexandra Beginner difficulty 7 *** Clyde
Mavora Lakes Beginner difficulty 61 *** Queenstown
Macetown and the Arrow Gorge Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Queenstown

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