Wild Things Trail Running Report

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This month vs best month

How this month compares to the best month we've ever had.

Distance 208,154 km in January 2025

208,154 km in January 2025

180,569 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

3,986 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

24,927 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,164 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

67 new photos this month

Raglan Whāingaroa Beach and Bush by Angela

Paihia - Russell Loop by Andy

Ed Hillary Hope Reserve Loop by Paul

Exploring Mount Hutt by Martin

Boulder Dash by Alice

Ed Hillary Hope Reserve Loop by Paul

These are just a few of the photos members shared this month. Add yours by visiting the trail or peak page and clicking "Share your photos".

New to the directory

Fresh trails & peaks

Mt Westmacott · Peak 275m high peak - New South Wales
Mount Nimrod loop track · Trail 4km trail run - Hunters Hills, Canterbury
Black Hill via Turtons Saddle · Trail 27km trail run - Double Hill, Canterbury
Cone Ridge Loop · Trail 25km trail run - Carterton, Wellington
Waikuku Beach and Estuary Loop · Trail 7km trail run - Waikuku Beach, Canterbury
Ōkareka Loop · Trail 8km trail run - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Tikitapu loop · Trail 6km trail run - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Round Hill Carpark to Martins Hut via Turnbull's Hut · Trail 26km trail run - Round Hill, Southland
+ 2 more new additions →
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 4,777 hours this month
Wellington 3,075 hours this month
Auckland 2,921 hours this month
Otago 2,817 hours this month
Waikato 2,182 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,212 hours this month
Southland 938 hours this month
Australia 776 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 666 hours this month
West Coast 635 hours this month
Tasman 546 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 453 hours this month
Nelson 365 hours this month
Northland 260 hours this month
Taranaki 255 hours this month
Marlborough 250 hours this month
British Isles 176 hours this month
Gisborne 82 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

Gisborne 6:40 min/km average pace
Northland 6:58 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:16 min/km average pace
Australia 7:25 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:28 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:29 min/km average pace
British Isles 7:36 min/km average pace
Canterbury 8:01 min/km average pace
Taranaki 8:04 min/km average pace
Wellington 8:16 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:17 min/km average pace
Otago 8:31 min/km average pace
Marlborough 8:59 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 9:15 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 9:56 min/km average pace
Southland 9:56 min/km average pace
West Coast 11:14 min/km average pace
Tasman 12:01 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

Mount Iron
Mount Vernon
Wrights Hill
Sugarloaf
Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.

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Badges

117 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Peak Bagger

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
Goat

Awarded for completing trails with a gnarl factor of 60 and above.
Planner

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.

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All-time community milestones

Wild Things members have logged 10,593,749 km of trail time since 2020.
That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 6,621 times, or around the Earth more than 264 times.
Over 14,015 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 173,215 running or hiking adventures on our 3,094 trails and peaks.
33,654 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $194,250 worth of prizes have been won.

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