184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Te Ara Koa (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Nelson
Craigieburn Forest (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Christchurch
Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
Rude Rock (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Queenstown
Coronet Peak Trails Advanced difficulty 17 ***** Queenstown
Rameka Track Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Motueka
Queen Charlotte Track Intermediate difficulty 53 ***** Picton
The Old Ghost Road Advanced difficulty 51 ***** Westport
Christchurch Adventure Park Advanced difficulty 75 ***** Christchurch
Bowenvale Downhill (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Christchurch
Skippers Pack Track (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Queenstown
Coro XC (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Queenstown
Zoot (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 ***** Queenstown
Involution Intermediate difficulty 7 ***** Nelson
Ben Lomond Trails Advanced difficulty 20 ***** Queenstown
Herbert Forest MTB Tracks Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Oamaru
Victoria Park Downhill Trails Advanced difficulty 6 **** Christchurch
7 Mile Riding Area Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Queenstown
Wakamarina Advanced difficulty 28 **** Blenheim
629 Trail Expert difficulty 5 **** Nelson
Linger and Die Advanced difficulty 2 **** Clyde
Coal Pit Spur Track (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 30 **** Christchurch
Cardrona Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Wanaka
West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
Croesus Advanced difficulty 10 **** Blackball
Anaconda Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 1 **** Christchurch
Godley Head Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 4 **** Christchurch
Greenwood Park Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Roxburgh Gorge North (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Alexandra
Roxburgh Gorge South (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Roxburgh
Slip Saddle (Coronet Peak Trails) Expert difficulty 2 **** Queenstown
Four Lakes Loop Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Queenstown
Codgers Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Nelson
Clutha Gold Trail Beginner difficulty 45 **** Lawrence
Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh
Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
Flying Nun Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Port Hills Tracks Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Christchurch
McLeans Forest Beginner difficulty 11 **** Christchurch
Crocodile Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Bike Glendhu Intermediate difficulty 21.7 **** Wanaka
Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
Sticky Forest Advanced difficulty 20 **** Wanaka
Wharfedale Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Oxford
Welcome Rock Trails Intermediate difficulty 27 **** Garston
Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
Bowenvale Traverse Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson

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