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

179,781 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

3,744 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

23,501 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

4,949 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

58 new photos this month

Maraetai & Mangakino by Sharelle

The Brook Fenceline by Robert

In and out of the Avoca by Ben

Mole Jamieson Loop by Robert

Pen y Fan by Sharelle

Swampy Ridge Track by John

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

Izard The Hard · Trail 14km trail run - Castle Hill Village, Canterbury
Ultra Five-0 Hunua: Kaiaua to Clevedon traverse · Trail 50km trail run - Kaiaua, Auckland
Mt Muntz Meander · Trail 10km trail run - Saint James Range, Canterbury
Enchanted Eastern Mountain Loop · Trail 23km trail run - Stratford, Taranaki
Raglan Whāingaroa Beach and Bush · Trail 10km trail run - Raglan, Waikato
Te Ara Tawhai Tiromoana Bush trail loop · Trail 13km trail run - Teviotdale, Canterbury
Taumatamahoe · Peak 558m high peak - Northland
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 3,911 hours this month
Auckland 3,217 hours this month
Wellington 2,687 hours this month
Otago 2,497 hours this month
Waikato 2,076 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,330 hours this month
Australia 843 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 614 hours this month
British Isles 559 hours this month
Southland 421 hours this month
West Coast 351 hours this month
Nelson 321 hours this month
Northland 299 hours this month
Tasman 250 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 221 hours this month
Taranaki 195 hours this month
Marlborough 189 hours this month
Gisborne 89 hours this month

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Fastest regions

Australia 6:49 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:17 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:20 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 7:27 min/km average pace
Northland 7:28 min/km average pace
Taranaki 7:29 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:29 min/km average pace
Canterbury 7:41 min/km average pace
Gisborne 7:41 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:43 min/km average pace
Southland 7:43 min/km average pace
Otago 7:45 min/km average pace
Marlborough 7:56 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 8:02 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:03 min/km average pace
British Isles 8:27 min/km average pace
Tasman 8:44 min/km average pace
West Coast 10:07 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

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

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Badges

67 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Peak Bagger

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
Goat

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

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.

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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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