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How this month compares to the best month we've ever had.
223,923 km in January 2026
223,923 km in January 2026
5,207 vertical km in January 2026
5,207 vertical km in January 2026
32,236 hours in January 2026
32,236 hours in January 2026
6,577 Happy Tanks in January 2026
6,577 Happy Tanks in January 2026
Community
Photo highlights
76 new photos this month
Tūpari - Packhorse - Kaituna Loop
by Stewie
Pukawa - Kuratau River return
by Alice
Tūpari - Packhorse - Kaituna Loop
by Stewie
Stuck in the Middle with view
by Jamie
Pukawa - Kuratau River return
by Alice
Pukawa - Kuratau River return
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
- Blue Pools - Gillespie Pass Loop · Trail Starting at Blue Pools, head up the Young, Gillespie Pass and Siberia - Wanaka, Otago
- Waitak's Traverse · Trail A fantastic trail to get some easy miles and vert - Auckland, Auckland
- Bob n Sam · Trail A bit of everything Queenstown has to offer - Queenstown, Otago
- Chain Reaction · Trail Mt Karioi steep up and back - Raglan, Waikato
- Mount Kettle · Peak An easy loop up a rocky ridge and down through steep rooty bush - Otago
- Okia Victory Lap · Trail Cave, beach, legends, wrecks, and Sea lions - Dunedin, Otago
- Tūpari - Packhorse - Kaituna Loop · Trail Tidy new loop to Packhorse Hut - Christchurch, Canterbury
- Skyline North - Churton Park to Kaukau · Trail A great one for switchback lovers - Wellington, Wellington
- + 20 more new additions →
- + 22 more new additions →
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,505 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 4,143 hours this month
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Auckland 3,406 hours this month
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Otago 3,062 hours this month
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Wellington 2,382 hours this month
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Waikato 1,797 hours this month
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West Coast 1,422 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 1,110 hours this month
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Southland 884 hours this month
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Tasman 614 hours this month
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Australia 589 hours this month
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Taranaki 436 hours this month
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Northland 293 hours this month
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Nelson 292 hours this month
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Marlborough 288 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 283 hours this month
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British Isles 168 hours this month
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Gisborne 75 hours this month
Quickest
Fastest regions
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British Isles 6:53 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:31 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:37 min/km average pace
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Auckland 7:41 min/km average pace
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Northland 7:49 min/km average pace
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Nelson 7:53 min/km average pace
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Wellington 8:06 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 8:21 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 8:22 min/km average pace
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Waikato 8:32 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 8:50 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 9:00 min/km average pace
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Otago 9:01 min/km average pace
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West Coast 9:46 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 10:04 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 10:15 min/km average pace
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Southland 11:07 min/km average pace
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Tasman 12:25 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
- Tikitapu loop
- The Old Ghost Road
Peaks
Most bagged peaks
Badges
122 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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Peak Bagger
Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
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Planner
Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
Big picture
All-time community milestones
- Wild Things members have logged 11,779,023 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 7,362 times, or around the Earth more than 294 times.
- Over 14,670 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 193,620 running or hiking adventures on our 4,877 trails and peaks.
- 38,538 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $212,745 worth of prizes have been won.
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Archive
Previous monthly reports
December 2025 Trail Report
189,279 km and 26,622 hours on the trails.
January 2026 Trail Report
223,923 km and 32,236 hours on the trails.
Latest report: May 2026
193,427 km and 26,399 hours on the trails.
See the full 2025 Trail Running Report
2,061,065 km and 278,002 hours on the trails.