184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Zoot (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 ***** Queenstown
Worsleys Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 * Christchurch
Wither Hills Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Blenheim
Wither Hills Farm Park Beginner difficulty 20 ** Blenheim
Whitestone River Beginner difficulty 16 * Te Anau
Wharfedale Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Oxford
West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
Welcome Rock Trails Intermediate difficulty 27 **** Garston
Wakari Creek Beginner difficulty 3 *** Dunedin
Wakamarina Advanced difficulty 28 **** Blenheim
Waitahu Valley Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
Wairoa Gorge Bike Park difficulty 45 Nelson
Victoria Park Downhill Trails Advanced difficulty 6 **** Christchurch
Upper Clutha River Loop Beginner difficulty 27 *** Wanaka
Twizel River Trail Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Twizel
Tombstone (Hanmer Forest) difficulty 2.5 Hanmer Springs
Toll Gate and Stoney Creek Expert difficulty 3 * Queenstown
Three Peaks Top Section difficulty 1 Dunedin
The Old Ghost Road Advanced difficulty 51 ***** Westport
The Grand Traverse difficulty 1 Takaka
The Capleston to Gannons Road Track difficulty 2 Reefton
Tekapo Circuit Intermediate difficulty 12 * Tekapo
Te Ara Koa (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Nelson
Te Anau - Manapouri Beginner difficulty 16 *** Te Anau
Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel
Tasman Glacier Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Mount Cook Village
Tarnbrae Track Intermediate difficulty 25 *** Twizel
Sunrise Ridge Expert difficulty 15 ** Nelson
Sticky Forest Advanced difficulty 20 **** Wanaka
Sphinx Rock Track (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) difficulty 3.7 Alexandra
Slip Saddle (Coronet Peak Trails) Expert difficulty 2 **** Queenstown
Skippers Pack Track (Coronet Peak Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Queenstown
Silvan Forest Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Richmond
Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
Scurr Heights Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wanaka
Scotts Saddle Express (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Sandy Point Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Invercargill
Salt Water Creek Beginner difficulty 6 *** Timaru
Rude Rock (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 2 ***** Queenstown
Roxburgh Gorge Trail Intermediate difficulty 21 **** Roxburgh
Roxburgh Gorge South (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Roxburgh
Roxburgh Gorge North (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Alexandra
River Track - Clyde to Alexandra Beginner difficulty 7 *** Clyde
Richmond Trail Loop Intermediate difficulty 19 ** Tekapo
Richmond Hills Expert difficulty 10 ** Richmond
Reefton Walkway Advanced difficulty 1 * Reefton
Reefton to Big River Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Reefton
Reefton Lookout: Zig-Zag Track difficulty 5 Reefton
Redwoods difficulty 0 Dunedin
Rapaki Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch

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