184 Trails in South Island

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Middle Hill Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Clarence
2. The Grand Traverse difficulty 1 Takaka
3. Sphinx Rock Track (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) difficulty 3.7 Alexandra
4. Creamed Rice difficulty 2 Nelson
5. Three Peaks Top Section difficulty 1 Dunedin
6. The Capleston to Gannons Road Track difficulty 2 Reefton
7. Big River - Waiuta difficulty 7 Reefton
8. Reefton Lookout: Zig-Zag Track difficulty 5 Reefton
9. Outflow difficulty 0.5 Te Anau
10. Fringed Hill difficulty 10 Nelson
11. Firball (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 0.5 Nelson
12. Hulk N Hogan (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1.64 Nelson
13. Newcastle track difficulty 34 Wanaka
14. Charming Creek difficulty 6 Ngakawau
15. Oamaru Resevoir difficulty 3 Oamaru
16. Redwoods difficulty 0 Dunedin
17. Montgomery Hut to Kirwans Hut Expert difficulty 6 * Reefton
18. Montgomerie Hut Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
19. Wairoa Gorge Bike Park difficulty 45 Nelson
20. Porters Flow Trail difficulty 5 Porters Pass
21. Alexandra Airport Trail Intermediate difficulty 6 * Alexandra
22. Methven Walkway Beginner difficulty 8 * Methven
23. Opihi River Trail Easiest difficulty 10 * Fairlie
24. Murray Creek to Waitahu Valley Advanced difficulty 4 * Reefton
25. Konini Pack Track Advanced difficulty 5 * Reefton
26. Waitahu Valley Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
27. Bottled Lightening Powerhouse Loop Beginner difficulty 4 * Reefton
28. Croyden Bush Intermediate difficulty 2 * Gore
29. Reefton Walkway Advanced difficulty 1 * Reefton
30. Grandview Ridge Track Advanced difficulty 12 * Wanaka
31. Boot Hill Intermediate difficulty 3 * Alexandra
32. Scotts Saddle Express (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
33. Raincliff Intermediate difficulty 26 * TImaru
34. Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel
35. Whitestone River Beginner difficulty 16 * Te Anau
36. Little River Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 30 * Christchurch
37. Tombstone (Hanmer Forest) difficulty 2.5 Hanmer Springs
38. Flora Saddle to Upper Takaka Advanced difficulty 22 ** Motueka
39. Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
40. Hang Ten (Richmond Hills) Advanced difficulty 2 ** Nelson
41. Mount Ida Water Race Beginner difficulty 19 ** Naseby
42. Macaulay Valley Advanced difficulty 24 ** Tekapo
43. Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
44. Grandview Creek Advanced difficulty 8 * Hawea
45. Bullock Track, Old Man Range Intermediate difficulty 12 * Roxburgh
46. Tekapo Circuit Intermediate difficulty 12 * Tekapo
47. Worsleys Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 * Christchurch
48. Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
49. Lake Roxburgh Walkway Advanced difficulty 8 * Alexandra
50. Toll Gate and Stoney Creek Expert difficulty 3 * Queenstown

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