Wild Things VIP Trail Community
September 2026

Our Wild Month of Trail Running

During September 2026 Wild Things members logged 183,073 km on trails across New Zealand, Australia, the UK and beyond.

We've pulled together the big picture of the month — distance, vert, time on foot, fastest regions, popular trails and peaks, badges earned, photos added, and more from the community.

Happy Tanks
5,142
filled

A Happy Tank is filled by combination of all our activities.

Achievements like 250 km of running, bagging a peak a week or wining a prize will fill a tank. Read more →

Snapshot
Distance
183,073
km logged
Elevation
3,804
vertical km
Time
24,366
hours on the trails
Activities
21,712
activities
Trails
1,154
trails ran
Peaks
1,419
peaks bagged
Average Pace
7:59
min/km
Prizes
$2,981
prizes earned
Trail Shop
703
items delivered

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This month vs best month

How this month compares to the best month we've ever had.
Distance 223,923 km in January 2026
223,923 km in January 2026
183,073 km
Elevation 5,207 vertical km in January 2026
5,207 vertical km in January 2026
3,804 vertical km
Time on the trails 32,236 hours in January 2026
32,236 hours in January 2026
24,366 hours
Happy Tanks 6,577 Happy Tanks in January 2026
6,577 Happy Tanks in January 2026
5,142 Happy Tanks
Community

Photo highlights

188 new photos this month
188 new photos this month
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

Hotspots

Where we ran

  1. Canterbury 4,356 hours this month
  2. Auckland 3,487 hours this month
  3. Wellington 2,486 hours this month
  4. Otago 2,237 hours this month
  5. Bay of Plenty 2,144 hours this month
  6. Waikato 1,838 hours this month
  7. Manawatu - Wanganui 849 hours this month
  8. British Isles 702 hours this month
  9. Australia 594 hours this month
  10. Southland 378 hours this month
  11. Nelson 345 hours this month
  12. Tasman 330 hours this month
  13. Hawkes Bay 318 hours this month
  14. Taranaki 305 hours this month
  15. West Coast 286 hours this month
  16. Northland 213 hours this month
  17. Marlborough 154 hours this month
  18. Gisborne 88 hours this month

Quickest

Fastest regions

  1. Auckland 7:16 min/km average pace
  2. Northland 7:22 min/km average pace
  3. Hawkes Bay 7:27 min/km average pace
  4. Waikato 7:34 min/km average pace
  5. Otago 7:35 min/km average pace
  6. Australia 7:35 min/km average pace
  7. Marlborough 7:41 min/km average pace
  8. Gisborne 7:43 min/km average pace
  9. Wellington 7:45 min/km average pace
  10. Canterbury 7:52 min/km average pace
  11. Bay of Plenty 7:53 min/km average pace
  12. Taranaki 7:53 min/km average pace
  13. Manawatu - Wanganui 8:04 min/km average pace
  14. Southland 8:20 min/km average pace
  15. Nelson 8:26 min/km average pace
  16. British Isles 8:58 min/km average pace
  17. Tasman 10:02 min/km average pace
  18. West Coast 10:42 min/km average pace

Peaks

Most bagged peaks

  1. Mount Vernon
  2. Mount John
  3. Te Upoko-o-Kurī/Witch Hill
    Short scramble from the Crater Rim Walkway with amazing views and a historic memorial seat.
  4. Maungauika/North Head
  5. Mount Iron

Badges
118 badges awarded.

Most earned badges

  1. Hut Bagger

    Awarded for bagging huts in the directory.

  2. Explorer

    Awarded for earning explorer points.

  3. Planner

    Awarded for having trails on your wishlist.

  4. Peak Bagger

    Awarded for bagging peaks in the peak directory.


Big picture

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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Archive

Previous monthly reports

June 2026 Trail Report 178,633 km and 23,852 hours on the trails.
July 2026 Trail Report 183,402 km and 25,230 hours on the trails.
August 2026 Trail Report 181,949 km and 24,213 hours on the trails.
See the full 2025 Trail Running Report 2,061,065 km and 278,002 hours on the trails.

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