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...
Why am I seeing other regions?
This is an old article, and will no longer be relevant once the new map is live in early October 2025. When you search for a specific region or count...