184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Gabriels Gully Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 ** Lawrence
Hikuwai Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Wanaka
Dingle Burn Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Hawea
Hopkins Valley to Monument Hut Beginner difficulty 12 ** Twizel
Macaulay Valley Advanced difficulty 24 ** Tekapo
Centennial Park Intermediate difficulty 9 ** Timaru
Lake Hood trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Ashburton
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Mount Hutt Bike Park Advanced difficulty 12 ** Methven
Richmond Hills Expert difficulty 10 ** Richmond
Conders Bend MTB Park Beginner difficulty 4 ** Renwick
Great Taste Trail Beginner difficulty 108 ** Nelson
Obelisk Advanced difficulty 20 ** Alexandra
Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Living Springs Farm Park Advanced difficulty 5 ** Christchurch
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 187 ** Twizel
Dusky Trail Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Twizel
Twizel River Trail Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Twizel
Baikie Hut Beginner difficulty 11 ** Twizel
Ahuriri Valley Intermediate difficulty 25 ** Omarama
Minaret Burn Track Intermediate difficulty 20 ** Wanaka
Naseby Forest Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Naseby
Carricktown Loop Intermediate difficulty 21 ** Cromwell
Dunstan Lakeside Trails Beginner difficulty 5 ** Cromwell
Cairnmuir Hill Trail Advanced difficulty 19 ** Cromwell
Wither Hills Farm Park Beginner difficulty 20 ** Blenheim
Wither Hills Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Blenheim
Reefton to Big River Intermediate difficulty 16 ** Reefton
Murray Creek Track Intermediate difficulty 3 ** Reefton
Dun Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 26 ** Nelson
Bluff Hill Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Invercargill
Sunrise Ridge Expert difficulty 15 ** Nelson
Richmond Trail Loop Intermediate difficulty 19 ** Tekapo
Fernhill Loop (Fernhill) Advanced difficulty 8 ** Queenstown
Moonlight Circuit Advanced difficulty 25 ** Queenstown
Whitestone River Beginner difficulty 16 * Te Anau
Grandview Ridge Track Advanced difficulty 12 * Wanaka
Grandview Creek Advanced difficulty 8 * Hawea
Bullock Track, Old Man Range Intermediate difficulty 12 * Roxburgh
Boot Hill Intermediate difficulty 3 * Alexandra
Alexandra Airport Trail Intermediate difficulty 6 * Alexandra
Methven Walkway Beginner difficulty 8 * Methven
Scotts Saddle Express (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Raincliff Intermediate difficulty 26 * TImaru
Diggler (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Nevis Road Beginner difficulty 46 * Garston
Opihi River Trail Easiest difficulty 10 * Fairlie
Little River Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 30 * Christchurch
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Tekapo Circuit Intermediate difficulty 12 * Tekapo

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