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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
63 new photos this month
Blyth Hut Return
by Alex
The Tarawera Trail
by Changhai
Blyth Hut Return
by Alex
Mount Beerburrum Summit Walk
by Sonia
Hilly Hakarimata
by Debbie
Waitetuna Highlights Tour
by Penny
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 Walsh (A3KE) · Peak Quick vert close to Arrowtown with great views of Arrowtown, Crown Range and Remarks. - Otago
- Wallaby Wander · Trail A lovely urban run in the shade with wide trails and lots of wallabies - Coombabah, Queensland
- Mount Beerburrum Summit Walk · Trail A short but steep climb to spectacular views of the Glasshouse Mountains and Sunshine Coast area. - Beerburrum, Queensland
- Mount Beerburrum · Peak Short climb in the Glasshouse Mountains with spectacular views. - Queensland
- Mount Coolum · Peak 360 degree views of the sunshine coast - Queensland
- Mt Coolum Climb · Trail A short, grunty climb for spectacular 360 degree views of the sunshine coast. - Mount Coolum, Queensland
- Blyth Hut Return · Trail Stunning single track through native forest, alpine tarns and flowing streams - Ohakune, Manawatu - Wanganui
- City to Sea Pathway: Fitzgerald-Kerrs Reach section · Trail The first stage of the new City to Sea Pathway, meandering along the Ōtākaro-Avon River and through the Red Zone - Christchurch, Canterbury
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,145 hours this month
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Auckland 3,491 hours this month
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Wellington 2,742 hours this month
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Otago 2,263 hours this month
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Waikato 2,094 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 1,510 hours this month
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British Isles 807 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 763 hours this month
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Australia 722 hours this month
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Northland 579 hours this month
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Southland 466 hours this month
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Taranaki 370 hours this month
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Nelson 320 hours this month
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Tasman 316 hours this month
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West Coast 284 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 270 hours this month
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Marlborough 183 hours this month
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Gisborne 72 hours this month
Quickest
Fastest regions
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Auckland 7:15 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:31 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 7:33 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:40 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 7:42 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:52 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 7:55 min/km average pace
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Wellington 7:58 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 8:01 min/km average pace
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Southland 8:05 min/km average pace
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Waikato 8:06 min/km average pace
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Otago 8:14 min/km average pace
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Northland 8:35 min/km average pace
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Nelson 8:49 min/km average pace
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British Isles 9:01 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 9:10 min/km average pace
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Tasman 9:47 min/km average pace
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West Coast 10:55 min/km average pace
Trails
Most popular trails
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Daisy Hardwick Loop
Easy, scenic loop in the middle of town.
- WUU2k - 42km Route
- Hagley Perimeter
- Kakepuku Climb
- Lake Hayes Circuit
Peaks
Most bagged peaks
Badges
921 badges awarded.
Most earned badges
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Hut Bagger
Awarded for bagging huts in the directory.
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Explorer
Awarded for earning explorer points.
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Peak Bagger
Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
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Goat
Awarded for completing trails with a gnarl factor of 60 and above.
Big picture
All-time community milestones
- Wild Things members have logged 12,081,222 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 7,551 times, or around the Earth more than 301 times.
- Over 15,615 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 198,030 running or hiking adventures on our 4,892 trails and peaks.
- 38,716 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $312,750 worth of prizes have been won.
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Archive
Previous monthly reports
April 2026 Trail Report
187,155 km and 26,321 hours on the trails.
May 2026 Trail Report
193,427 km and 26,399 hours on the trails.
June 2026 Trail Report
178,633 km and 23,852 hours on the trails.
See the full 2025 Trail Running Report
2,061,065 km and 278,002 hours on the trails.