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

184,858 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,024 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

24,355 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,174 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

74 new photos this month

Duffy Creek Route by Mark

Hilly Hakarimata Loop by Dianne

Greengauge Loop by John

Duffy Creek Route by Mark

Surf Clubs - Hell's Gate Triangle by Alice

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

Tihia · Peak Epic views across Tongario - Waikato
Wellington City to Sea & Southern Walkway Loop · Trail 30km trail run - Wellington, Wellington
Surf Clubs - Hell's Gate Triangle · Trail 12km trail run - Sunshine Beach, Queensland
Parihaka Double Bounce · Trail 6km trail run - Whangarei, Northland
Pihanga · Peak 1,326m high peak - Waikato
Fortress Creek Falls · Trail 9km trail run - Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Sydney Coastal Tour · Trail 30km trail run - Alexandria, New South Wales
Scafell Pike Out and back · Trail 11km trail run - England
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 5,037 hours this month
Waikato 3,191 hours this month
Auckland 3,183 hours this month
Otago 2,401 hours this month
Wellington 2,241 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,397 hours this month
Australia 810 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 733 hours this month
Southland 552 hours this month
Nelson 445 hours this month
Tasman 381 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 326 hours this month
British Isles 318 hours this month
Marlborough 292 hours this month
West Coast 287 hours this month
Taranaki 267 hours this month
Northland 264 hours this month
Gisborne 69 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

Gisborne 6:37 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:23 min/km average pace
Australia 7:36 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:39 min/km average pace
Northland 7:41 min/km average pace
British Isles 7:42 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:43 min/km average pace
Otago 7:46 min/km average pace
Nelson 7:52 min/km average pace
Canterbury 7:59 min/km average pace
Marlborough 8:01 min/km average pace
Taranaki 8:09 min/km average pace
Southland 8:12 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 8:14 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 8:16 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:22 min/km average pace
West Coast 8:54 min/km average pace
Tasman 9:31 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors
Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
Cass Peak
Mount Vernon
Coopers Knob

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Badges

113 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Goat

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

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
Peak Bagger

Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.

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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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