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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
117 new photos this month
Sentinel Peak
by Jamie
Ben More Loop
by Emily
Ben More Loop
by Emily
Mount Wongawallan Wander
by Jonathan
Parihaka Double Bounce
by Marcel
Neill Winchcombe loop
by Matt
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
- Beerburrum - 'Barebottom', Glasshouse Mountains QLD · Trail Canopy covered, rocky trail named after WW1 soldier settlers - Beerburrum, Queensland
- Tussocklands Traverse · Trail The less gnarly cousin of the Torlesse Traverse - Springfield, Canterbury
- Tararua Southern Crossing · Trail One of the four classic Tararua tramping routes, this makes for a challenging but great day out - Upper Hutt, Wellington
- Hunua Hillbilly 22km · Trail Fun yet still challenging 'front country' route in the Hunua Ranges - Hunua, Auckland
- Hunua Hillbilly Marathon · Trail Serious marathon mission through the mighty Hunua Ranges - Hunua, Auckland
- Pukepoto Hill · Peak 685m high peak - Bay of Plenty
- Te Kihi · Peak 376m high peak - Waikato
- Ōmarama · Peak 513m high peak - Waikato
- + 14 more new additions →
- + 16 more new additions →
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,706 hours this month
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Otago 4,050 hours this month
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Auckland 3,806 hours this month
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Wellington 2,759 hours this month
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Waikato 2,649 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 1,552 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 1,508 hours this month
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Southland 980 hours this month
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West Coast 823 hours this month
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Australia 748 hours this month
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Taranaki 550 hours this month
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Nelson 476 hours this month
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Tasman 430 hours this month
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Northland 304 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 300 hours this month
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British Isles 281 hours this month
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Marlborough 273 hours this month
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Gisborne 97 hours this month
Quickest
Fastest regions
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British Isles 6:47 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:15 min/km average pace
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Auckland 7:28 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 7:45 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:52 min/km average pace
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Northland 7:58 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 8:04 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 8:08 min/km average pace
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Wellington 8:10 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 8:52 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:53 min/km average pace
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Waikato 8:59 min/km average pace
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Nelson 9:03 min/km average pace
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Otago 9:40 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 10:04 min/km average pace
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West Coast 10:47 min/km average pace
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Tasman 11:25 min/km average pace
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Southland 11:56 min/km average pace
Trails
Most popular trails
- Lake Ngaroto
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Daisy Hardwick Loop
Easy, scenic loop in the middle of town.
- The Paparoa
- Hagley Perimeter
- Waimapihi Treatie
Peaks
Most bagged peaks
Badges
136 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 11,779,045 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
January 2026 Trail Report
223,923 km and 32,236 hours on the trails.
February 2026 Trail Report
190,360 km and 27,325 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.