184 Trails in South Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Tasman River Track Beginner difficulty 16 * Twizel
Lake Roxburgh Walkway Advanced difficulty 8 * Alexandra
Toll Gate and Stoney Creek Expert difficulty 3 * Queenstown
Montgomery Hut to Kirwans Hut Expert difficulty 6 * Reefton
Murray Creek to Waitahu Valley Advanced difficulty 4 * Reefton
Montgomerie Hut Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
Konini Pack Track Advanced difficulty 5 * Reefton
Reefton Walkway Advanced difficulty 1 * Reefton
Waitahu Valley Intermediate difficulty 4 * Reefton
Bottled Lightening Powerhouse Loop Beginner difficulty 4 * Reefton
Croyden Bush Intermediate difficulty 2 * Gore
Worsleys Track (Port Hills Tracks) Advanced difficulty 2 * Christchurch
Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills Tracks) Intermediate difficulty 2 * Christchurch
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

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