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

191,984 km

Elevation 4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,817 vertical km in January 2025

4,255 vertical km

Time on the trails 29,174 hours in January 2025

29,174 hours in January 2025

25,186 hours

Happy Tanks 6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

6,312 Happy Tanks in January 2025

5,327 Happy Tanks

Community

Photo highlights

33 new photos this month

Easy Rider & Conical Hill by Mark

Hooper Loop - Mt Holdsworth by Shane

The Pyramid by Jennifer

Little River Chuggalong by Rebecca

Horopito - Pokaka by DJ

Deans Bank Loop by Mike

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

The Pyramid · Peak 1,608m high peak - Canterbury
Kaitoke, Rangitahi and Te Hutewai · Trail 15km trail run - Raglan, Waikato
In and out of the Avoca · Trail 45km trail run - Arthurs Pass, Canterbury
The Fun Way Up Foggy Peak · Trail 9km trail run - Castle Hill, Canterbury
Banteer-Mt Hillary loop · Trail 24km trail run - Ireland
Mt. Plenty route · Trail 5km trail run - Castle Hill, Canterbury
Red Hill,Mt Lyndon and Cloudy hill via Coleridge pass · Trail 20km trail run - Castle Hill, Canterbury
Syme Hut shimmy · Trail 11km trail run - Stratford, Taranaki
+ 2 more new additions →
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Hotspots

Where we ran

Canterbury 4,855 hours this month
Auckland 3,441 hours this month
Wellington 2,462 hours this month
Otago 2,391 hours this month
Waikato 2,078 hours this month
Bay of Plenty 1,989 hours this month
Australia 670 hours this month
Manawatu - Wanganui 656 hours this month
British Isles 472 hours this month
Nelson 443 hours this month
Southland 359 hours this month
West Coast 305 hours this month
Northland 296 hours this month
Tasman 289 hours this month
Marlborough 272 hours this month
Taranaki 269 hours this month
Hawkes Bay 250 hours this month
Gisborne 147 hours this month

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Quickest

Fastest regions

Marlborough 7:11 min/km average pace
Auckland 7:13 min/km average pace
Australia 7:28 min/km average pace
Manawatu - Wanganui 7:34 min/km average pace
Northland 7:35 min/km average pace
Otago 7:36 min/km average pace
Wellington 7:37 min/km average pace
Bay of Plenty 7:47 min/km average pace
Canterbury 7:48 min/km average pace
Taranaki 7:57 min/km average pace
Waikato 8:01 min/km average pace
Nelson 8:05 min/km average pace
British Isles 8:12 min/km average pace
Hawkes Bay 8:14 min/km average pace
Southland 8:23 min/km average pace
Tasman 8:54 min/km average pace
West Coast 9:37 min/km average pace
Gisborne 10:50 min/km average pace

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Trails

Most bagged peaks

Mount John
Mount Iron
Mount Vernon
Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
Iconic climb overlooking the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.
Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors

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Badges

124 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

Planner

Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
Explorer

Awarded for earning explorer points.
Photographer

Awarded for submitting photos to the trail directory.
Goat

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

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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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