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

196,201 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,674 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

26,983 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,919 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

80 new photos this month

Coal Hill by Martin

Morrinsville Gully & River Run by Angela

Te Ara Tawhai Tiromoana Bush trail loop by Lynette

Mount Nimrod loop track by Martin

French Ridge hut by G

Waikuku Beach and Estuary Loop by Lynette

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 Victoria · Peak 196m high peak - Wellington
Mt Alexandra · Peak 790m high peak - New South Wales
Mt Wilson (Haast) · Peak 1,509m high peak - West Coast
Burnt Top · Peak 1,679m high peak - West Coast
Cross Peak · Peak 1,523m high peak - West Coast
Mt Horn · Peak 1,136m high peak - Otago
Balloon Hill · Peak 1,303m high peak - West Coast
Mt Evans · Peak 1,156m high peak - Tasman
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 4,828 hours this month
Otago 4,179 hours this month
Auckland 3,643 hours this month
Wellington 2,778 hours this month
Waikato 2,459 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,423 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 942 hours this month
Southland 809 hours this month
Tasman 662 hours this month
West Coast 623 hours this month
Australia 568 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 363 hours this month
Taranaki 338 hours this month
Nelson 337 hours this month
Northland 277 hours this month
Marlborough 267 hours this month
British Isles 211 hours this month
Gisborne 131 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

British Isles 6:40 min/km average pace
Northland 6:55 min/km average pace
Gisborne 6:56 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:28 min/km average pace
Australia 7:28 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:32 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:34 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:43 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:01 min/km average pace
Canterbury 8:06 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 8:21 min/km average pace
Otago 8:59 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 9:27 min/km average pace
Taranaki 9:49 min/km average pace
Marlborough 10:23 min/km average pace
Southland 10:29 min/km average pace
West Coast 11:05 min/km average pace
Tasman 12:41 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

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

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Badges

129 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Goat

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

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
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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