Trail Directory
See how the Trail & Peak Directory works, and how you can make the most of it.
Using the directory
Trail and Peak Directory: Getting Started
The Trail and Peak Directory brings all our trails and peaks together in one place, with simple tools to explore and keep track of what you’ve done. T...
What is Peak Bagging?
Peak bagging is a popular pastime around the world and has been a term increasingly on the lips of Kiwi trail runners and hikers in recent years. In r...
Fastest Known Times (FKTs)
Fastest Known Times (or FKTs as they’re lovingly known) are pretty much what the name says – the Fastest Known Time for running a trail or a route. Th...
How do I see my location?
To show you how far away things are (and let you sort by distance away), along with your current location when on a trail, we need permission to use y...
Why GPX files open in your browser and how to save them
Occasionally, when you attempt to download a GPX file from the trail directory, you might find that instead of downloading automatically, it opens dir...
What is the Grunt and Gnarl factor?
Every trail in our directory has a grunt and gnarl factor calculated, to give you an indication of how demanding and technical the route is. The Grunt...
Trail and Peak Legends
On a trail directory route, you may see a Trail Legend, and a Peak Legend on peaks. This is the person who has completed that specific trail, or bagge...
What is LiDAR?
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a mapping technology that uses laser pulses fired from an aircraft to measure the shape of the ground with incr...
What are Public Access areas?
The Public Access areas overlay shows land that has recognised public access rights, based on data from Herenga ā Nuku (the Outdoor Access Commission)...
Map data acknowledgements
Wild Things combines mapping from a number of fantastic organisations to provide a richer picture of the great outdoors. Features such as topographic ...
Your activities
Missing your time, challenge points, FKT or peak bag?
🚨 Note: If this is related to a Personal Route, please jump straight to Step 2. We have created an FKT Status Checker tool that allows you to check...
Sending trail routes to Garmin Connect
💡 This feature is available for VIP members. If you have a Garmin Connect account (you likely will if you have a Garmin running watch), you can send...
How to export the GPX file from your Strava or Garmin activity
If you're missing your time from an FKT or points for a challenge, you may need to manually upload the GPX file from your activity, so we can process ...
About the Explorers Leaderboard
Exploring new trails and bagging new peaks and huts is fun, and at Wild Things, one of our big goals is to encourage our members to explore. Each time...