South Island Suggested Mountain Biking Routes

Mountain Bike

Trailforks Top Rides ?

title	trails	distance	climb	city
4 mile Redwoods/Wakari Creek All-Mountain Route	23	4 miles	1,074 ft	Dunedin
4 mile Redwoods/Wakari Creek Route	23	4 miles	851 ft	Dunedin
7 mile Ben Lomond Trails Route	10	7 miles	1,920 ft	Queenstown
12 mile Victoria Park All-Mountain Route	39	12 miles	2,450 ft	Christchurch
8 mile Crocodile XC MTB Park Route	57	8 miles	1,925 ft	Christchurch

Suggested Routes
Race Routes

title	trails	distance	city	rank
Corotownmtb	3	6 miles	Queenstown	1
Port Hills Traverse Loopmtb	23	36 miles	Christchurch	2
The Dirty Fourmtb	4	8 miles	Queenstown	3
Fernhill Loop via Beeched As and McNearly Gnarlymtb	4	7 miles	Queenstown	4
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail Clyde to Cromwellmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	5
Port Hills Traversemtb	32	22 miles	Christchurch	6
Crocodile - Flying Nun - Mount Vernonmtb	10	24 miles	Christchurch	7
Luge Loopmtb	4	5 miles	Castle Hill	8
Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakesmtb	4	27 miles	Nelson	9
CAP Lap Through Vic Parkmtb	26	4 miles	Christchurch	10
Hogs Back Short Loopmtb	2	3 miles	Castle Hill	11
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail Clyde to Cromwellmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	12
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trailmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	13
The Craigieburn Trailmtb	8	15 miles	Castle Hill	14
Coronet Loopmtb	3	31 miles	Queenstown	15
GC Novice Race 2022mtb	3	1,811 ft	Christchurch	16
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trailmtb	0	25 miles	Cromwell	17
Silky Saws –TechFlow not TechNomtb	3	4 miles	Nelson	18
Craigieburn trail with Edge Trackmtb	7	17 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	19
Queenstown Trail - Arrowtown to Queenstownmtb	3	23 miles	Queenstown	20
Christchurch to Double Fenceline and Little River Rail Trailmtb	10	77 miles	Christchurch	21
Maitai-Coppermine-Maitaimtb featured	0	19 miles	Nelson	22
Queen Charlotte Trackmtb	3	46 miles	Picton	23
Kaikoura Trailmtb	1	29 miles	Kaikoura	24
Kaiterau Trail Loopmtb	2	6 miles	Kaikoura	25
Sumner - Godley Head Loopmtb	9	15 miles	Christchurch	26
Rameka trackmtb	4	14 miles	Takaka	27
Lyttelton Gondola loopmtb	7	8 miles	Lyttelton	28
The Gorge Route 3mtb	3	4 miles	Nelson	29
The Link Pathway - Picton to Havelockmtb	2	21 miles	Picton	30
Coronet Loopmtb	2	30 miles	Queenstown	31
The Gorge Route 6mtb featured	3		Nelson	32
Climbing Trackmtb	3	2 miles		33
Percy Passmtb	0	36 miles		34
GC DH Round 1 2022mtb	4	3,750 ft	Christchurch	35
Expert Tracksmtb	10	4 miles	Hanmer Springs	36
Gorge Route 1mtb	3	5 miles	Nelson	37
Big Foot Detox Routemtb	7	5 miles	Hanmer Springs	38
2017 Dunners Summer Series #2mtb	21	3 miles	Dunedin	39
2022 OUBC Signal Stopwatch Champsmtb	5	7 miles	Dunedin	40
Kahurangi 500 (Nelson to Nelson)mtb	5	423 miles	Nelson	41
Emersons 3 Peaks Day 2 2017mtb	16	9 miles	Dunedin	42
Codgers Kids Enduro 2024 V2mtb	10	6 miles	Nelson	43
Route 1 The Gorgemtb	3	4 miles	Nelson	44
Route 3 The Gorgemtb	3	3 miles	Nelson	45
Cross Country Loopmtb	7	7 miles	Methven	46
2016 Dunners Summer Series #1mtb	22	4 miles	Dunedin	47
West Coast Wilderness Trail - Lake Kaniere to Hokitika (Scenic Waterways)mtb	7	16 miles	Hokitika	48
teetotal ridemtb	2	7 miles	St Arnaud	49
3 Hour XC Challenge Stage 2, Downhill TTmtb	2	2 miles	Dunedin	50
GC Enduro March 2023 V2mtb	4	15 miles	Christchurch	51
Pick & Mixmtb featured	45	20 miles	Nelson	52
Moke Lake/Lake Dispute Loopmtb	7	15 miles	Queenstown	53
Kennedys bush to Sumner and backmtb	19	58 miles	Christchurch	54
GC Enduro Round 1 2022mtb	35	14 miles	Christchurch	55
Haven Loop v3.0mtb	16	2 miles	Christchurch	56
Maitland Ridge Trackmtb	0	13 miles	St Arnaud	57
3 Hour XC Challenge Stage 1, Uphill TTmtb	2	2 miles	Dunedin	58
Coppermine Trailmtb	1	25 miles	Nelson	59
GC Enduro DEC 2022mtb	47	13 miles	Christchurch	60
Tāhuna Epic - 10,000m+mtb	36	185 miles	Queenstown	61
Big Coronet Loopmtb	6	12 miles	Queenstown	62
2015 Naseby 12 Hour Challengemtb	0	7 miles	Naseby	63
Uphill Trail - Fullmtb	10	3 miles	Christchurch	64
Lower Fernhill Flow Loopmtb	9	5 miles	Queenstown	65
Airport Classicmtb	4	6 miles	Alexandra	66
Route 4 The Gorgemtb	3	2 miles	Nelson	67
Dog, Fir, Mach1 - Intermediategravel	7	6 miles	Hanmer Springs	68
Codgers + Sharlandsmtb	12	19 miles	Nelson	69
9km routemtb	1	6 miles	Christchurch	70
679 Long Course 2023mtb	7	7 miles	Methven	71
Easy Downmtb	4	4,560 ft	Dunedin	72
Tuesday Loop No Blackmtb	9	12 miles	Christchurch	73
Godley Head to Mount Pleasant Loopmtb	4	15 miles	Christchurch	74
The Gorge Route 5mtb	3	3 miles	Nelson	75
Craigieburn TransNZ 2021 Day 1mtb	7	23 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	76
CraigieBurn TransNZ Enduro 2021 Day 2mtb	5	10 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	77
Full Mt Pleasantmtb	4	6 miles	Lyttelton	78
Haggis Hunter 2mtb	3	1 mile	Dunedin	79
Wakari/Redwoods Family Loopmtb	4	2,841 ft	Dunedin	80
Family Ridemtb	3	3 miles	Methven	81
A Trip Through Nelsonmtb	29	50 miles	Nelson	82
Bush Creek XC Loopmtb	2	14 miles	Arrowtown	83
CAP - Anacondamtb	22	18 miles	Christchurch	84
RAPAKI -SUMNER LOOPmtb	6	22 miles	Christchurch	85
Daves Race 2022mtb	2	3,678 ft	Christchurch	86
Ollie's Choicemtb featured	22	15 miles	Nelson	87
Tweets and Squealsmtb	4	8 miles	Castle Hill	88
Coronet Classics Big Jobmtb	11	22 miles	Queenstown	89
Rude Pack Downhillmtb	3	4 miles	Queenstown	90
NZMTB RALLY 2025 - Day 2 - Silvanmtb	19	18 miles	Nelson	91
Moonlight Loop from Queenstownmtb	9	17 miles	Queenstown	92
Hawea Backroads Loopmtb	1	33 miles	Wānaka	93
West Coast Wilderness Trail - Ross to Hokitikamtb	2	22 miles	Ross	94
Ravensbourne Access to Signal Hillmtb	2	1 mile	Dunedin	95
Coal Pit Saddle - Mt. Rosa Loopmtb	0	13 miles	Queenstown	96
Drac and Hogsmtb	3	9 miles	Castle Hill	97
fringed to keyboardmtb	8	12 miles	Nelson	98
BAGMENSmtb	5	10 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	99
Town - Lake Hood - Townmtb	3	13 miles	Ashburton	100

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title	trails	distance	city	rank
NMTBC Gorge Winter Enduro - The Matariki 2024mtb race	10	13 miles	Nelson	1
Codgers Kids Enduro 2024mtb race	3	2 miles	Nelson	2
Aorere Junior Enduro Intermediatemtb race	2	11 miles	Nelson	3
2025 MTBNZ National DH Race Round 1mtb race	4	4,829 ft	Dunedin	4
Aorere Junior Enduromtb race	8	17 miles	Nelson	5
Aorere Junior Enduromtb race	5	17 miles	Nelson	6
MBO Thursday Night Racingmtb race	12	2 miles	Dunedin	7
2025 MTBNZ National XC Race Round 1mtb race	3	2 miles	Dunedin	8
Craigieburn Enduro 2024mtb race	10	21 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	9
2023 AORERE with Gearshop - Short Coursemtb race featured	11	11 miles	Nelson	10
Dodzy23 - Stage2mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	11
Dodzy23 - Stage3mtb race	1	2 miles	Nelson	12
Dodzy23 - Transition2mtb race	0	2,073 ft	Nelson	13
Dodzy23 - Stage 1mtb race	1	3,967 ft	Nelson	14
Bike House Enduro Round 2mtb race	11	10 miles	Dunedin	15
Dodzy 2023 - Transition 1mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	16
2023 AORERE with Gearshop - Long Coursemtb race featured	13	20 miles	Nelson	17
3 Peaks 2023 day 2mtb race	22	10 miles	Dunedin	18
3 Peaks 2023 day 1mtb race	18	13 miles	Dunedin	19
2023 Emerson's 3 Peaks Enduro Day 2mtb race	23	9 miles	Dunedin	20
Motatapu Coronet Routemtb race	6	34 miles	Queenstown	21
Bannockburn MTB Classis Coursemtb race	0	21 miles	Clyde	22
Dodzy23 - Stage4mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	23
NZ MTB RALLY 2024 - Stages 5 & 6mtb race	3	4 miles	Nelson	24
Santa Cruz Mammoth 2024 - with NMTBC v2mtb race	17	37 miles	Nelson	25
Santa Cruz Mammoth 2024 - with NMTBC v2mtb race	16	37 miles	Nelson	26
GF Civitavecchia 2013mtb race	0	30 miles	Christchurch	27
Thursday Night XC - Wakari Creekmtb race	12	2 miles	Dunedin	28
Forrester XC Loop - Night Racingmtb race	3	2 miles	Dunedin	29
Anna's FUNDuroRAISERmtb race	9	7 miles	Dunedin	30
Phoenix Enduro 2022mtb race	34	29 miles	Christchurch	31
Bike House Enduro Round 1mtb race	36	12 miles	Dunedin	32
2023 Emerson's 3 Peaks Enduro Day 1mtb race	14	14 miles	Dunedin	33
Trailforks Ride Planmtb race	18	14 miles	Dunedin	34
Dodzy23 - Stage5mtb race	1	2 miles	Nelson	35
Aorere Day 2mtb race	62	26 miles	Nelson	36
Dunedin Enduro Series 2017 - Signal Hillmtb race	0	9 miles	Dunedin	37
Emersons 3 Peaks Day 1 2017mtb race	4	16 miles	Dunedin	38
Dunedin Enduro Series Round 2 2017 - Mount Cargillmtb race	4	12 miles	Dunedin	39
Dunedin Enduro Series 2017 Pineapplemtb race	18	10 miles	Dunedin	40
South Island Secondary Schools Over 15 XC Course 2017mtb race	14	3 miles	Dunedin	41
South Island Secondary Schools SD Course 2017mtb race	27	3 miles	Dunedin	42
South Island Secondary Schools DH Course 2017mtb race	15	1 mile	Dunedin	43
2017 Dunners Summer Series #1mtb race	31	6 miles	Dunedin	44
Oxygen Thief - National XC coursemtb race	3	2 miles	Wānaka	45
Aorere Day 1mtb race	11	10 miles	Nelson	46
2020 Cable Bay Enduromtb race	28	16 miles	Nelson	47
Coppermine Epic 2017mtb race	0	24 miles	Nelson	48
Coppermine 2017mtb race	0	24 miles	Nelson	49
2021 Aorere Enduro Day 1mtb race	7	14 miles	Nelson	50
2021 Aorere Enduro Day 2mtb race	39	25 miles	Nelson	51
Aoraki Secondary Schools Cross Country Track 2016mtb race	5	2 miles	Timaru	52
2016 Proposed MTBNZ Cup XC Coursemtb race	12	5 miles	Dunedin	53
QTBike Fest Funduromtb race	11	11 miles	Queenstown	54
Motatapumtb race	0	29 miles	Wānaka	55
Mammoth 2022mtb race	12	24 miles	Nelson	56
Signal XC Course - Easymtb race	4	4 miles	Dunedin	57
Motatapu Valleymtb race	0	29 miles	Arrowtown	58
GC Advanced Enduromtb race	17	15 miles	Christchurch	59
Emersons 3 Peaks 2018 Day 1 Whare Flatmtb race	22	7 miles	Dunedin	60
Emerson's 3 Peaks Enduro 2018 Day 1 Bullpen to Woodhaugh Gardensmtb race	9	10 miles	Dunedin	61
Emersons 3 Peaks Day 2 2018mtb race	43	9 miles	Dunedin	62
CAP Summertime Enduro #1mtb race	37	13 miles	Christchurch	63
2019 Phoenix Enduro Coursemtb race	0	25 miles	Christchurch	64
2019 Schools CNZ MTB Champs Fox Enduro Coursemtb race	14	10 miles	Dunedin	65
2019 Schools CNZ MTB champs DHmtb race	8	5,046 ft	Dunedin	66
2019 Schools CNZ MTB champs XC coursemtb race	8	2 miles	Dunedin	67
Mammoth Enduro 2020mtb race	10	27 miles	Nelson	68
Phoenix Enduro 2020mtb race	0	23 miles	Christchurch	69
The Veterinary Centre Whitehorse Big Easymtb race	6	17 miles	Waimate	70
Bridge to Bridge North Bankmtb race	0	37 miles	Christchurch	71
Phoenix Enduro 2021mtb race	33	23 miles	Christchurch	72

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