184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Kirwans Track Advanced difficulty 9 *** Reefton
Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 * Christchurch
Kaiteriteri mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Motueka
Kaiapoi Island Trail Easiest difficulty 12 ** Kaiapoi
Jardine Park Beginner difficulty 2 *** Queenstown
Involution Intermediate difficulty 7 ***** Nelson
Huntsbury Track (Port Hills Tracks) Beginner difficulty 2 ** Christchurch
Hulk N Hogan (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1.64 Nelson
Hopkins Valley to Monument Hut Beginner difficulty 12 ** Twizel
Hira Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Nelson
Hikuwai Loop Intermediate difficulty 5 ** Wanaka
Herbert Forest MTB Tracks Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Oamaru
Heaphy Track Advanced difficulty 50 ***** Karamea
Hawea River Track Beginner difficulty 12 *** Wanaka
Hanmer Forest Intermediate difficulty 18 **** Hanmer Springs
Hang Ten (Richmond Hills) Advanced difficulty 2 ** Nelson
Greenwood Park Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Great Taste Trail Beginner difficulty 108 ** Nelson
Grandview Ridge Track Advanced difficulty 12 * Wanaka
Grandview Creek Advanced difficulty 8 * Hawea
Gorge Road Jump Park Advanced difficulty 1 *** Queenstown
Godley Valley Advanced difficulty 34 *** Tekapo
Godley Head Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 4 **** Christchurch
Glendhu Bay Track Beginner difficulty 19 **** Wanaka
Geraldine MTB Track Beginner difficulty 19 * Geraldine
Gabriels Gully Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 ** Lawrence
Fringed Hill difficulty 10 Nelson
Franz Josef Easiest difficulty 6 *** Franz Josef Village
Fox Glacier Easiest difficulty 6 ** Fox Glacier Village
Four Lakes Loop Intermediate difficulty 14 **** Queenstown
Flying Nun Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Flora Saddle to Upper Takaka Advanced difficulty 22 ** Motueka
Flat Top Hill Advanced difficulty 7 *** Alexandra
Firball (Codgers Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 0.5 Nelson
Fernhill Loop (Fernhill) Advanced difficulty 8 ** Queenstown
Fernhill difficulty 20 Queenstown
Dusky Trail Intermediate difficulty 13 ** Twizel
Dunstan Lakeside Trails Beginner difficulty 5 ** Cromwell
Dun Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 26 ** Nelson
Dingle Burn Intermediate difficulty 15 ** Hawea
Diggler (Mount Hutt Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 1 * Methven
Dean's Bank Track Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Wanaka
Croyden Bush Intermediate difficulty 2 * Gore
Croesus Advanced difficulty 10 **** Blackball
Crocodile Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 **** Christchurch
Creamed Rice difficulty 2 Nelson
Craigieburn Forest (Craigieburn Forest) Advanced difficulty 25 ***** Christchurch
Coronet Peak Trails Advanced difficulty 17 ***** Queenstown
Coronet Face Water Race difficulty 3 Queenstown
Coro XC (Coronet Peak Trails) Advanced difficulty 3 ***** Queenstown

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