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This month vs best month
How this month compares to the best month we've ever had.
208,154 km in January 2025
208,154 km in January 2025
4,817 vertical km in January 2025
4,817 vertical km in January 2025
29,174 hours in January 2025
29,174 hours in January 2025
6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025
6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025
Community
Photo highlights
48 new photos this month
Serpentine Traverse via North Branch
by Sophie
Somnus
by Toby
Atene Skyline Track
by Sri
Tour of Newlands, Woodridge, Paparangi
by Richele
Sugarloaf
by Lisa
Serpentine Traverse via North Branch
by Sophie
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
- Sugarloaf · Peak 1,203m high peak - Canterbury
- Middle Mt Peel · Peak 1,583m high peak - Canterbury
- Mt Misery · Peak 1,601m high peak - Tasman
- Taranaki Maunga · Peak 2,518m high peak - Taranaki
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,718 hours this month
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Auckland 3,100 hours this month
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Otago 2,559 hours this month
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Wellington 2,353 hours this month
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Waikato 2,021 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 1,432 hours this month
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Australia 1,151 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 569 hours this month
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Northland 567 hours this month
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Southland 535 hours this month
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West Coast 467 hours this month
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British Isles 437 hours this month
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Nelson 431 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 340 hours this month
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Tasman 260 hours this month
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Taranaki 219 hours this month
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Marlborough 210 hours this month
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Gisborne 76 hours this month
Quickest
Fastest regions
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Marlborough 7:02 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 7:05 min/km average pace
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Auckland 7:09 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:16 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:25 min/km average pace
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Wellington 7:40 min/km average pace
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Northland 7:44 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:48 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 7:49 min/km average pace
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Otago 7:58 min/km average pace
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Waikato 7:58 min/km average pace
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Nelson 7:58 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:14 min/km average pace
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British Isles 8:29 min/km average pace
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Southland 8:32 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 8:47 min/km average pace
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West Coast 9:07 min/km average pace
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Tasman 9:46 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.
- Hagley Perimeter
- Lake Hayes Circuit
- Roys Peak
Peaks
Most bagged peaks
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Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
- Mount Iron
- Mount Vernon
- Maungawhau/Mount Eden
- Mount Pleasant
Badges
115 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 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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Archive
Previous monthly reports
March 2025 Trail Report
196,201 km and 26,983 hours on the trails.
April 2025 Trail Report
180,569 km and 24,927 hours on the trails.
Latest report: November 2025
189,606 km and 25,881 hours on the trails.