184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Sunrise Ridge Expert difficulty 15 ** Nelson
Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson
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
Mount Ida Water Race Beginner difficulty 19 ** Naseby
Naseby Forest Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Naseby
Tasman Glacier Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Mount Cook Village
Flora Saddle to Upper Takaka Advanced difficulty 22 ** Motueka
Kaiteriteri mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Motueka
Rameka Track Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Motueka
Methven Walkway Beginner difficulty 8 * Methven
Scotts Saddle Express (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Mount Hutt Bike Park Advanced difficulty 12 ** Methven
Diggler (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Gabriels Gully Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 ** Lawrence
Clutha Gold Trail Beginner difficulty 45 **** Lawrence
Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Bluff Hill Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Invercargill
Sandy Point Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Invercargill
Mananui Tramline Easiest difficulty 7 *** Hokitika
Blue Spur Tracks Advanced difficulty 12 *** Hokitika
Grandview Creek Advanced difficulty 8 * Hawea
Dingle Burn Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Hawea
Rainbow Trail Intermediate difficulty 70 *** Hanmer Springs
Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
Tombstone (Hanmer Forest) difficulty 2.5 Hanmer Springs
West Coast Wilderness Trail Beginner difficulty 80 **** Greymouth
Croyden Bush Intermediate difficulty 2 * Gore
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Welcome Rock Trails Intermediate difficulty 27 **** Garston
Nevis Road Beginner difficulty 46 * Garston
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
Opihi River Trail Easiest difficulty 10 * Fairlie
Three Peaks Top Section difficulty 1 Dunedin
Signal Hill Advanced difficulty 19 **** Dunedin
Nicols Creek Intermediate difficulty 6 *** Dunedin
Bethunes Gully Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Dunedin
Wakari Creek Beginner difficulty 3 *** Dunedin
Redwoods difficulty 0 Dunedin
Bannockburn Sluicings Intermediate difficulty 3 *** Cromwell
Carricktown Loop Intermediate difficulty 21 ** Cromwell
Dunstan Lakeside Trails Beginner difficulty 5 ** Cromwell
Cairnmuir Hill Trail Advanced difficulty 19 ** Cromwell
Linger and Die Advanced difficulty 2 **** Clyde
River Track - Clyde to Alexandra Beginner difficulty 7 *** Clyde
Otago Central Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 95 **** Clyde
Middle Hill Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Clarence

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