385 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Conders Bend MTB Park Beginner difficulty 4 ** Renwick
West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
Scurr Heights Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wanaka
Great Taste Trail Beginner difficulty 108 ** Nelson
Nevis Road Beginner difficulty 46 * Garston
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 187 ** Twizel
Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel
Baikie Hut Beginner difficulty 11 ** Twizel
River Track - Clyde to Alexandra Beginner difficulty 7 *** Clyde
Roxburgh Gorge North (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Alexandra
Roxburgh Gorge South (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Roxburgh
Dunstan Lakeside Trails Beginner difficulty 5 ** Cromwell
Mavora Lakes Beginner difficulty 61 *** Queenstown
Jardine Park Beginner difficulty 2 *** Queenstown
Queenstown Trail Beginner difficulty 62 *** Queenstown
Wakari Creek Beginner difficulty 3 *** Dunedin
Wither Hills Farm Park Beginner difficulty 20 ** Blenheim
Clutha Gold Trail Beginner difficulty 45 **** Lawrence
Bottled Lightening Powerhouse Loop Beginner difficulty 4 * Reefton
Upper Clutha River Loop Beginner difficulty 27 *** Wanaka
Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
Ashburton River Trail Beginner difficulty 9 *** Ashburton
Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe
McLeans Forest Beginner difficulty 11 **** Christchurch
Rapaki Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 9 **** Ohakune
Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
Old Coach Road Easiest difficulty 4 **** Wellington
Utiwai (Rangituhi Trails) Easiest difficulty 3 **** Porirua
Puhinui Reserve Easiest difficulty 9 ** Auckland
Great Lake Pathway Easiest difficulty 15 ** Taupo
Manawatu River Track Easiest difficulty 12 ** Palmerston North
Thames to Te Aroha (Hauraki Rail Trail) Easiest difficulty 34 ** Paeroa
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Hawke's Bay Trails Easiest difficulty 150 *** Napier
Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
Lake Hood trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Ashburton
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Opihi River Trail Easiest difficulty 10 * Fairlie
Little River Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 30 * Christchurch
Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
Squid difficulty 3.0 Queenstown
Upper Leaping Lizard (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 0.0 Wellington
Red Rocks Trail difficulty 0.0 Wellington

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