388 Trails in New Zealand

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Waiheke Island Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Auckland
Conders Bend MTB Park Beginner difficulty 4 ** Renwick
Godley Head Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 4 **** Christchurch
Bush Creek (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Queenstown
Bethunes Gully Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Dunedin
Lankey Creek Tram Track Advanced difficulty 4 ** Reefton
Murray Creek to Waitahu Valley Advanced difficulty 4 * Reefton
Montgomerie Hut Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
Waitahu Valley Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
Bottled Lightening Powerhouse Loop Beginner difficulty 4 * Reefton
Sphinx Rock Track (Roxburgh Gorge Trail)  difficulty 3.7 Alexandra
Squid  difficulty 3.0 Queenstown
Hot Rod (Coronet Peak Trails)  difficulty 3 Queenstown
Utiwai (Rangituhi Trails) Easiest difficulty 3 **** Porirua
Duder Park Beginner difficulty 3 ** Auckland
Erua Forest Trail Advanced difficulty 3 ** Raetihi
Q'sahead  difficulty 3 Whangarei
Native  difficulty 3 Whangarei
Te Ara Koa (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Nelson
Boot Hill Intermediate difficulty 3 * Alexandra
Bannockburn Sluicings Intermediate difficulty 3 *** Cromwell
Oamaru Resevoir  difficulty 3 Oamaru
Toll Gate and Stoney Creek Expert difficulty 3 * Queenstown
Coro XC (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Queenstown
Wakari Creek Beginner difficulty 3 *** Dunedin
Murray Creek Track Intermediate difficulty 3 ** Reefton
Coronet Face Water Race  difficulty 3 Queenstown
Tombstone (Hanmer Forest)  difficulty 2.5 Hanmer Springs
Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Wellington
Mt Vic Easy (Mt Victoria) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 * Wellington
Atiu Creek Regional Park  difficulty 2 Wellsford
Te Whiti Riser (Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park) Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wellington
Ngongotaha Cycle Trail  difficulty 2 Rotorua
Brook Park Beginner difficulty 2 * Te Kuiti
Kataore Advanced difficulty 2 ** Rotorua
Spicer Link (Rangituhi Trails) Beginner difficulty 2 *** Porirua
Runway Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 2 ** Auckland
Treasure Island (Woodhill Mountain Bike Park)  difficulty 2 Auckland
Corners (Whaka Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Rotorua
Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
Koru (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park)  difficulty 2 Wellington
Rabbit Island Beginner difficulty 2 ** Nelson
Creamed Rice  difficulty 2 Nelson
Hang Ten (Richmond Hills) Advanced difficulty 2 ** Nelson
Linger and Die Advanced difficulty 2 **** Clyde
Scurr Heights Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wanaka
Greenwood Park Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Bowenvale Downhill (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Christchurch
Mount Vernon Trail (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Christchurch

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