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

184,751 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

3,847 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

24,106 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,030 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

26 new photos this month

Warrie Circuit by Claire

Karangahake Marathon by Marcel

Karangahake Tunnel Circuit by Marcel

Karangahake Marathon by Marcel

Warrie Circuit by Claire

Rangitatau Plane Spotting by Mark

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

Tokorangi · Peak 529m high peak - Bay of Plenty
Whakarewarewa Forest Marathon · Trail 42km trail run - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Annavale Track · Trail 15km trail run - Springfield, Canterbury
Mount Cooke · Peak 582m high peak - Western Australia
Zamia Trail Bold Park · Trail 5km trail run - City Beach, Western Australia
Serpentine Traverse via North Branch · Trail 47km trail run - Glenorchy, Otago
Mt Archer Loop · Trail 18km trail run - Norman Gardens, Queensland
Coal Hill · Trail 11km trail run - Peel Forest, Canterbury
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 4,069 hours this month
Auckland 3,227 hours this month
Wellington 2,679 hours this month
Otago 2,469 hours this month
Waikato 1,928 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,385 hours this month
Australia 895 hours this month
British Isles 743 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 715 hours this month
Northland 440 hours this month
Southland 432 hours this month
West Coast 337 hours this month
Nelson 311 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 224 hours this month
Taranaki 215 hours this month
Tasman 205 hours this month
Marlborough 145 hours this month
Gisborne 99 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

Marlborough 6:27 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 6:59 min/km average pace
Australia 7:00 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:06 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:18 min/km average pace
Otago 7:26 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:29 min/km average pace
Gisborne 7:29 min/km average pace
Northland 7:34 min/km average pace
Waikato 7:44 min/km average pace
Canterbury 7:46 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:48 min/km average pace
Southland 7:53 min/km average pace
Tasman 8:08 min/km average pace
Taranaki 8:20 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 8:23 min/km average pace
British Isles 8:36 min/km average pace
West Coast 9:19 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

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

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Badges

76 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Peak Bagger

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
Planner

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
Goat

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

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All-time community milestones

Wild Things members have logged 10,593,727 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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