184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Middle Hill Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Clarence
Charming Creek difficulty 6 Ngakawau
The Grand Traverse difficulty 1 Takaka
Sphinx Rock Track (Roxburgh Gorge Trail) difficulty 3.7 Alexandra
Wairoa Gorge Bike Park difficulty 45 Nelson
Porters Flow Trail difficulty 5 Porters Pass
Creamed Rice difficulty 2 Nelson
Oamaru Resevoir difficulty 3 Oamaru
Three Peaks Top Section difficulty 1 Dunedin
The Capleston to Gannons Road Track difficulty 2 Reefton
Big River - Waiuta difficulty 7 Reefton
Reefton Lookout: Zig-Zag Track difficulty 5 Reefton
Newcastle track difficulty 34 Wanaka
Redwoods difficulty 0 Dunedin
Outflow difficulty 0.5 Te Anau
Tombstone (Hanmer Forest) difficulty 2.5 Hanmer Springs
Fringed Hill difficulty 10 Nelson
Firball (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 0.5 Nelson
Hulk N Hogan (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1.64 Nelson
Coronet Face Water Race difficulty 3 Queenstown
Fernhill difficulty 20 Queenstown
Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
Lake Hood trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Ashburton
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Opihi River Trail Easiest difficulty 10 * Fairlie
Little River Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 30 * Christchurch
Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
Lake Wanaka Outlet Track Easiest difficulty 15 **** Wanaka
Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
McLeans Forest Beginner difficulty 11 **** Christchurch
Rapaki Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Rabbit Island Beginner difficulty 2 ** Nelson
Mount Ida Water Race Beginner difficulty 19 ** Naseby
Te Anau - Manapouri Beginner difficulty 16 *** Te Anau
Whitestone River Beginner difficulty 16 * Te Anau
Hopkins Valley to Monument Hut Beginner difficulty 12 ** Twizel
Salt Water Creek Beginner difficulty 6 *** Timaru
Wharfedale Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Oxford
Methven Walkway Beginner difficulty 8 * Methven
Conders Bend MTB Park Beginner difficulty 4 ** Renwick
West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
Scurr Heights Beginner difficulty 2 *** Wanaka
Great Taste Trail Beginner difficulty 108 ** Nelson
Nevis Road Beginner difficulty 46 * Garston
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 187 ** Twizel
Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel

Know of a new mountain bike trail not listed here? Please tell us about it using this form. Find mountain bike trails near you or for even more trail inspiration and how we ranked the mountain bike trails, see this list of the best mountain bike trails in the world.