Trend
2025 vs 2024
1,871,786 vs 2,079,940 km
41,484 vs 46,301 vertical km
251,380 vs 280,554 hours
53,006 vs 59,318 Happy Tanks
Community
Photo highlights
602 new photos this year
Pāpāmoa Hills Summit Loop
by Rob
Cameron Hut return
by Mike
Morrinsville Gully & River Run
by Penny
Kaimanawa Killer v2
by Rob
VKV challenge
by David
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 56,013 hours this year
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Auckland 39,662 hours this year
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Otago 36,725 hours this year
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Wellington 30,789 hours this year
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Waikato 27,511 hours this year
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Bay of Plenty 20,712 hours this year
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Manawatu - Wanganui 9,602 hours this year
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Australia 9,335 hours this year
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Southland 8,204 hours this year
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West Coast 7,461 hours this year
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Tasman 5,608 hours this year
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Nelson 5,128 hours this year
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British Isles 4,256 hours this year
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Northland 4,130 hours this year
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Hawkes Bay 4,075 hours this year
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Taranaki 3,443 hours this year
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Marlborough 2,878 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 8:09 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 8:21 min/km average pace
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Manawatu - Wanganui 8:24 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 10:16 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
1,108 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 10,625,704 km of trail time since 2020.
- That’s the equivalent of running the length of New Zealand more than 6,641 times, or around the Earth more than 265 times.
- Over 14,110 badges have been earned, and the community has logged more than 176,280 running or hiking adventures on our 3,103 trails and peaks.
- 33,824 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
August 2025 Trail Report
200,751 km and 26,299 hours on the trails.
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.