Trend
2025 vs 2024
2,061,065 vs 2,079,940 km
45,990 vs 46,301 vertical km
278,002 vs 280,554 hours
58,730 vs 59,318 Happy Tanks
Community
Photo highlights
718 new photos this year
Whare Flat to Pulpit Rock
by John
Pouakai Circuit
by Ian
Mitre Peak & 3 Kings loop
by Matt
VKV challenge
by David
Stratford River Trail
by Yoke
Te Aroha Summit Loop
by Kahla
These are just a few of the photos members shared this year. Add yours by visiting the trail or peak page and clicking "Share your photos".
New to the directory
Fresh trails & peaks
- White rock trail ridge circuit · Trail Dirt road and single track with a small bit of rock scrambling. Great views - White Rock, Queensland
- Toohey trot · Trail Quick city circuit - Nathan, Queensland
- Sulby High Road - Freoaghane and the Zig Zag · Trail Very runnable Greenway above Sulby Glen - Ramsey, Isle of Man
- Mt Turnbull · Peak Relentless but straightforward climb rewarded with stunning views - Otago
- Hapuku - Mt Fyffe Loop · Trail 52km trail run - Kaikoura, Canterbury
- Falling Mountain · Peak 1,901m high peak - West Coast
- Pōurewa · Trail 10km trail run - Auckland, Auckland
- Coppermine · Trail 38km trail run - Nelson, Nelson
- + 116 more new additions →
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Hotspots
Where we ran
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Canterbury 56,093 hours this year
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Auckland 39,678 hours this year
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Otago 36,854 hours this year
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Wellington 30,792 hours this year
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Waikato 27,522 hours this year
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Bay of Plenty 20,720 hours this year
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Manawatu - Wanganui 9,611 hours this year
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Australia 9,348 hours this year
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Southland 8,220 hours this year
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West Coast 7,515 hours this year
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Tasman 5,631 hours this year
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Nelson 5,128 hours this year
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British Isles 4,265 hours this year
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Northland 4,131 hours this year
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Hawkes Bay 4,078 hours this year
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Taranaki 3,443 hours this year
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Marlborough 2,884 hours this year
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Gisborne 1,045 hours this year
Quickest
Fastest regions
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Australia 6:13 min/km average pace
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Auckland 7:22 min/km average pace
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Gisborne 7:28 min/km average pace
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Northland 7:35 min/km average pace
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Bay of Plenty 7:45 min/km average pace
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Wellington 7:48 min/km average pace
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British Isles 7:55 min/km average pace
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Nelson 7:58 min/km average pace
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Canterbury 8:01 min/km average pace
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Hawkes Bay 8:10 min/km average pace
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Marlborough 8:12 min/km average pace
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Waikato 8:14 min/km average pace
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Otago 8:22 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:23 min/km average pace
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Taranaki 8:45 min/km average pace
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Southland 9:13 min/km average pace
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West Coast 10:18 min/km average pace
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Tasman 10:23 min/km average pace
Trails
Most popular trails
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Daisy Hardwick Loop
Easy, scenic loop in the middle of town.
- Hagley Perimeter
- Lake Ngaroto
- Lake Hayes Circuit
- Mt Iron Loop
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
- Sugarloaf
Badges
1,303 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 10,972,174 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 6,858 times, or around the Earth more than 274 times.
- Over 14,125 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 176,610 running or hiking adventures on our 3,103 trails and peaks.
- 33,830 photos now bring the Trail & Peak Directory to life and over $203,240 worth of prizes have been won.
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Archive
Previous monthly reports
September 2025 Trail Report
191,984 km and 25,186 hours on the trails.
October 2025 Trail Report
184,858 km and 24,355 hours on the trails.
November 2025 Trail Report
189,606 km and 25,881 hours on the trails.
December 2025 Trail Report
189,279 km and 26,622 hours on the trails.