388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Kaitaia Walkway Beginner difficulty 7 ** Kaitaia
Parihaka Mountain Bike Trails Intermediate difficulty 7 ** Whangarei
Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 7 *** Wellington
Skyline Gravity Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
Rainbow Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
Perenuka Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Te Anau
Flat Top Hill Advanced difficulty 7 *** Alexandra
River Track - Clyde to Alexandra Beginner difficulty 7 *** Clyde
Involution Intermediate difficulty 7 ***** Nelson
Big River - Waiuta difficulty 7 Reefton
7 Mile Riding Area Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Queenstown
Dean's Bank Track Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Wanaka
Ngongotaha Cycle Trail difficulty 6 Rotorua
Araheke Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 6 ** Wanganui
Great Lake Trail - K2K (Great Lake Trails) Beginner difficulty 6 ***** Taupo
Waitomo Forest Advanced difficulty 6 ** Waitomo
Millmore Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Gisborne
Whataupoko Park Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Gisborne
Thames mountain bike trails Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Thames
Whitianga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 6 *** Whitianga
Tait Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Napier
Summerhill Farm Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Tauranga
Middle Hill Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Clarence
Charming Creek difficulty 6 Ngakawau
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
Alexandra Airport Trail Intermediate difficulty 6 * Alexandra
Salt Water Creek Beginner difficulty 6 *** Timaru
Victoria Park Downhill Trails Advanced difficulty 6 **** Christchurch
Skippers Pack Track (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Queenstown
Herbert Forest MTB Tracks Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Oamaru
Nicols Creek Intermediate difficulty 6 *** Dunedin
Montgomery Hut to Kirwans Hut Expert difficulty 6 * Reefton
Murray Creek to Ajax track loop Advanced difficulty 6 *** Reefton
Cape Wanbrow Reserve Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oamaru
Pukete Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Hamilton
Porters Flow Trail difficulty 5 Porters Pass
629 Trail Expert difficulty 5 **** Nelson
Hikuwai Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Wanaka
Living Springs Farm Park Advanced difficulty 5 ** Christchurch
Dunstan Lakeside Trails Beginner difficulty 5 ** Cromwell
Konini Pack Track Advanced difficulty 5 * Reefton
Reefton Lookout: Zig-Zag Track difficulty 5 Reefton
Bluff Hill Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Invercargill
Moke Lake Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 *** Queenstown
Old Coach Road Easiest difficulty 4 **** Wellington
Colson Road Expert difficulty 4 * New Plymouth
Puni MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 4 **** Auckland

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