183 Trails in South Island

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Coronet Peak Trails Advanced difficulty 17 ***** Queenstown
2. The Old Ghost Road Advanced difficulty 51 ***** Westport
3. Port Hills Tracks Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Christchurch
4. Queenstown Bike Park Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Queenstown
5. Craigieburn Forest (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Christchurch
6. Rude Rock (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Queenstown
7. Christchurch Adventure Park Advanced difficulty 75 ***** Christchurch
8. Cardrona Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Wanaka
9. Victoria Park Downhill Trails Advanced difficulty 6 **** Christchurch
10. Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
11. Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
12. Seven Mile Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Queenstown
13. Involution Intermediate difficulty 7 ***** Nelson
14. Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
15. Codgers Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Nelson
16. Kaiteriteri mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Motueka
17. Skippers Pack Track (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Queenstown
18. Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
19. Coro XC (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Queenstown
20. Bush Creek (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Queenstown
21. Queen Charlotte Track Intermediate difficulty 53 ***** Picton
22. Zoot (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 ***** Queenstown
23. McLeans Forest Beginner difficulty 11 **** Christchurch
24. Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
25. Sticky Forest Advanced difficulty 20 **** Wanaka
26. Rameka Track Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Motueka
27. Bowenvale Downhill (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Christchurch
28. Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh
29. Four Lakes Loop Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Queenstown
30. Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
31. Crocodile Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
32. Dean's Bank Track Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Wanaka
33. Bottle Lake Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Christchurch
34. Flying Nun Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
35. Bowenvale Traverse Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
36. Bethunes Gully Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Dunedin
37. Godley Head Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 4 **** Christchurch
38. Greenwood Park Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
39. Herbert Forest MTB Tracks Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Oamaru
40. Coal Pit Spur Track (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 30 **** Christchurch
41. Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
42. Te Ara Koa (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Nelson
43. Queenstown Trail Beginner difficulty 62 *** Queenstown
44. Moke Lake Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 *** Queenstown
45. Croesus Advanced difficulty 10 **** Blackball
46. Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson
47. Macetown and the Arrow Gorge Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Queenstown
48. Rapaki Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
49. West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
50. Flat Top Hill Advanced difficulty 7 *** Alexandra

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