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

200,751 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,389 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

26,299 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,493 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

63 new photos this month

Dracophyllum / Camp Saddle Loop by Lucy

Hapuakohe Hills by Elena

Ben Nevis Summit by John

Pauanui Summit Loop by Yoke

Lake Parramatta by Yoke

Race Tekapo 16km Trail Run/Walk by Marcel

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

Pohaturoa Trig 5km Loop · Trail 6km trail run - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Freycinet Peninsula Circuit including Mount Freycinet summit · Trail 30km trail run - Freycinet, Tasmania
Rockhampton Botanic Gardens Loop · Trail 5km trail run - The Range, Queensland
Lake Parramatta · Trail 5km trail run - North Parramatta, New South Wales
Warrie Circuit · Trail 15km trail run - Springbrook, Queensland
Ōpanuku Me Oratia · Trail 17km trail run - Auckland, Auckland
Exploring Mount Hutt · Trail 14km trail run - Mount Hutt, Canterbury
Mount Studholme and Mount Cecil · Trail 35km trail run - Hunter, Canterbury
+ 2 more new additions →
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 4,528 hours this month
Auckland 3,630 hours this month
Otago 3,143 hours this month
Wellington 2,453 hours this month
Waikato 2,400 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,556 hours this month
Australia 914 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 766 hours this month
British Isles 605 hours this month
Southland 425 hours this month
West Coast 393 hours this month
Tasman 335 hours this month
Nelson 314 hours this month
Taranaki 274 hours this month
Northland 228 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 207 hours this month
Marlborough 180 hours this month
Gisborne 93 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

Gisborne 6:30 min/km average pace
Marlborough 6:46 min/km average pace
Northland 6:59 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:13 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:16 min/km average pace
Australia 7:20 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 7:26 min/km average pace
Taranaki 7:28 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:33 min/km average pace
Canterbury 7:35 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:48 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 7:49 min/km average pace
Southland 7:49 min/km average pace
Otago 7:53 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:10 min/km average pace
British Isles 8:37 min/km average pace
Tasman 8:37 min/km average pace
West Coast 10:34 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
Mount Iron
Hakarimata
Mount Vernon
Maungawhau/Mount Eden

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Badges

96 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Goat

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

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
Peak Bagger

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.

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All-time community milestones

Wild Things members have logged 10,593,682 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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