386 Trails in New Zealand

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Great Lake Trails Beginner difficulty 28 ***** Taupo
2. Port Hills Tracks Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Christchurch
3. Coronet Peak Trails Advanced difficulty 17 ***** Queenstown
4. Whaka Forest - The Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 60 ***** Rotorua
5. The Old Ghost Road Advanced difficulty 51 ***** Westport
6. Craigieburn Forest (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Christchurch
7. Queenstown Bike Park Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Queenstown
8. Christchurch Adventure Park Advanced difficulty 75 ***** Christchurch
9. Craters Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Taupo
10. Victoria Park Downhill Trails Advanced difficulty 6 **** Christchurch
11. Te Iringa Advanced difficulty 12 **** Taupo
12. Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Wellington
13. The Timber Trail Intermediate difficulty 53.0 ***** Taupo
14. Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
15. Rude Rock (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Queenstown
16. Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
17. Rainbow Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
18. Seven Mile Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Queenstown
19. Moerangi Track difficulty 22 **** Murupara
20. Rangituhi Trails Advanced difficulty 12 ***** Porirua
21. Motu Trails Intermediate difficulty 60 **** Opotiki
22. Involution Intermediate difficulty 7 ***** Nelson
23. Cardrona Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Wanaka
24. Woodhill Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 65 *** Auckland
25. Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
26. Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
27. Codgers Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Nelson
28. Kaiteriteri mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Motueka
29. Skippers Pack Track (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Queenstown
30. Totara Park Beginner difficulty 8 **** Auckland
31. 42 Traverse difficulty 29 ***** National Park Village
32. Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
33. Coro XC (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Queenstown
34. Pakihi Track (Motu Trails) Advanced difficulty 27 ***** Opotiki
35. Waikato River Trails Intermediate difficulty 64 **** Taupo
36. Queen Charlotte Track Intermediate difficulty 53 ***** Picton
37. Zoot (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 ***** Queenstown
38. McLeans Forest Beginner difficulty 11 **** Christchurch
39. Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
40. Sticky Forest Advanced difficulty 20 **** Wanaka
41. FourForty Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Auckland
42. Tumeke (Rangituhi Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1 **** Porirua
43. Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Whangamata
44. Rameka Track Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Motueka
45. Hunua Ranges Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Auckland
46. Bowenvale Downhill (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Christchurch
47. Riverhead - WCRC Trails Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Auckland
48. Riverhead - Old School Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Auckland
49. Rotary Ride Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Taupo
50. Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh

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