This month vs best month
Photo highlights
188 new photos this month
Fresh trails & peaks
- Moumoukai Valley Pukapuka Loop · Trail A 23 km Hūnua mountain loop combining the remote Moumoukai Valley with a sustained climb into the Pukapuka hills - Hunua, Auckland
- Raad ny Foillan - Niarbyl to Port Erin · Trail Pure coastal path beauty - Patrick, Isle of Man
- Pirongia West Loop · Trail Quiet gravel road that runs through bush and farmland with long gradual runable hills - Ōpārau, Waikato
- Coronation Yo-yo · Trail Short, steep urban-fringe loop combining native bush and ridgeline singletrack - Whangarei, Northland
- Te Otamanui Nearly-Loop · Trail Nice gravel path along the stream in Te Kowhai - Hamilton, Waikato
- Avana Pass · Trail 8km trail run - Cook Islands
- Turangi Valley · Trail Track to Turangi Valley Water Intake - Cook Islands
- Ketetahi to Turoa · Trail Everything the Tongariro National Park has to offer - in one hit - Turangi, Manawatu - Wanganui
- + 23 more new additions →
- + 25 more new additions →
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Where we ran
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Canterbury 4,356 hours this month
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Auckland 3,487 hours this month
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Wellington 2,486 hours this month
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Otago 2,237 hours this month
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Bay of Plenty 2,144 hours this month
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Waikato 1,838 hours this month
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Manawatu - Wanganui 849 hours this month
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British Isles 702 hours this month
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Australia 594 hours this month
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Southland 378 hours this month
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Nelson 345 hours this month
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Tasman 330 hours this month
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Hawkes Bay 318 hours this month
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Taranaki 305 hours this month
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West Coast 286 hours this month
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Northland 213 hours this month
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Marlborough 154 hours this month
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Gisborne 88 hours this month
Fastest regions
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Auckland 7:16 min/km average pace
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Northland 7:22 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 7:27 min/km average pace
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Waikato 7:34 min/km average pace
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Otago 7:35 min/km average pace
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Australia 7:35 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 7:41 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:43 min/km average pace
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Wellington 7:45 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 7:52 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:53 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 7:53 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:04 min/km average pace
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Southland 8:20 min/km average pace
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Nelson 8:26 min/km average pace
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British Isles 8:58 min/km average pace
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Tasman 10:02 min/km average pace
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West Coast 10:42 min/km average pace
Most popular trails
- Tikitapu loop
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Daisy Hardwick Loop
Easy, scenic loop in the middle of town.
- Hagley Perimeter
- Lake Ngaroto
- Roys Peak
Most bagged peaks
- Mount Vernon
- Mount John
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Te Upoko-o-Kurī/Witch Hill
Short scramble from the Crater Rim Walkway with amazing views and a historic memorial seat.
- Maungauika/North Head
- Mount Iron
Most earned badges
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Hut Bagger
Awarded for bagging huts in the directory.
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Explorer
Awarded for earning explorer points.
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Planner
Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.
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Peak Bagger
Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.
All-time community milestones
- Wild Things members have logged 12,485,996 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 7,804 times, or around the Earth more than 312 times.
- Over 15,775 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 203,305 running or hiking adventures on our 4,929 trails and peaks.
- 39,115 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $316,810 worth of prizes have been won.
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