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This month vs best month
How this month compares to the best month we've ever had.
208,154 km in January 2025
208,154 km in January 2025
4,817 vertical km in January 2025
4,817 vertical km in January 2025
29,174 hours in January 2025
29,174 hours in January 2025
6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025
6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025
Community
Photo highlights
116 new photos this month
Kapakapanui
by Eve
Stratford River Trail
by Yoke
VKV challenge
by David
Tongariro Switcheroo
by Hamon
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
- White rock trail ridge circuit · Trail Dirt road and single track with a small bit of rock scrambling. Great views - White Rock, Queensland
- Toohey trot · Trail Quick city circuit - Nathan, Queensland
- Sulby High Road - Freoaghane and the Zig Zag · Trail Very runnable Greenway above Sulby Glen - Ramsey, Isle of Man
- Mt Turnbull · Peak Relentless but straightforward climb rewarded with stunning views - Otago
- Hapuku - Mt Fyffe Loop · Trail 52km trail run - Kaikoura, Canterbury
- Falling Mountain · Peak 1,901m high peak - West Coast
- Pōurewa · Trail 10km trail run - Auckland, Auckland
- Coppermine · Trail 38km trail run - Nelson, Nelson
- + 2 more new additions →
- + 4 more new additions →
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,647 hours this month
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Auckland 3,380 hours this month
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Otago 3,012 hours this month
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Waikato 2,451 hours this month
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Wellington 2,347 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 1,653 hours this month
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Southland 1,418 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 1,023 hours this month
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Nelson 961 hours this month
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Tasman 742 hours this month
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West Coast 733 hours this month
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Australia 686 hours this month
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Northland 467 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 410 hours this month
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Taranaki 367 hours this month
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Marlborough 238 hours this month
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British Isles 203 hours this month
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Gisborne 90 hours this month
Quickest
Fastest regions
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British Isles 6:55 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:20 min/km average pace
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Auckland 7:38 min/km average pace
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Wellington 7:50 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:53 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:57 min/km average pace
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Northland 8:11 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 8:22 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:23 min/km average pace
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Waikato 8:31 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 8:33 min/km average pace
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Otago 8:58 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 8:59 min/km average pace
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Southland 9:04 min/km average pace
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Nelson 9:23 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 9:47 min/km average pace
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Tasman 10:41 min/km average pace
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West Coast 11:00 min/km average pace
Trails
Most popular trails
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Daisy Hardwick Loop
Easy, scenic loop in the middle of town.
- Hagley Perimeter
- Lake Ngaroto
- Kepler Track
- Hilly Hakarimata Loop
Peaks
Most bagged peaks
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Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
- Mount Iron
- Mount Vernon
- Maungawhau/Mount Eden
- Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors
Badges
195 badges awarded.
Most earned badges
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Explorer
Awarded for earning explorer points.
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Goat
Awarded for completing trails with a gnarl factor of 60 and above.
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Planner
Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
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Peak Bagger
Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
Big picture
All-time community milestones
- Wild Things members have logged 10,632,739 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 6,645 times, or around the Earth more than 265 times.
- Over 14,125 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 176,415 running or hiking adventures on our 3,103 trails and peaks.
- 33,825 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $203,240 worth of prizes have been won.
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Archive
Previous monthly reports
September 2025 Trail Report
191,984 km and 25,186 hours on the trails.
October 2025 Trail Report
184,858 km and 24,355 hours on the trails.
November 2025 Trail Report
189,606 km and 25,881 hours on the trails.
See the full 2025 Trail Running Report
1,871,786 km and 251,380 hours on the trails.