Christchurch

The Barnett Park Walkway is a short, convenient loop track out of suburban Christchurch onto the Port Hills. It climbs a narrow valley up to a cave, which is visible from the beginning of the walk.   More »

Riccarton Bush is not so much a walk as a place to be. And compared with some of the other places you could be, it's not so much of that either . . .   More »

Until the Summit Road over Evans Pass was completed in 1857, the Bridle Path was the only route available to Canterbury settlers travelling from Lyttelton Harbour over the Port Hills.   More »

As you can see the Tsunami has pretty much wiped out Christchurch and now we'd better descend to walk along the new shoreline. Oh well.   More »

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The Godley Head Walkway is popular with Christchurch walkers, having good coastal views, and a historic landscape to explore.   More »

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A pleasant loop through a pocket of forest above Sumner.   More »

Godley Head Walkway   More »

An Easy day walk along the braided Rakaia River at the edge of the Canterbury Plains, with Mt Hutt as the backdrop.   More »

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The piedmont alluvial plains of Canterbury are formed from debris carried down from the swiftly eroding Southern Alps by rivers such as the Rakaia, the Rangitata, and the Waimakariri.   More »

From the small port of Kaiapoi, this walkway edges along farmland, following rivers out to the coast north of Christchurch.   More »

The Port Hills are a distinctive feature of the Christchurch skyline, being part of the extinct Lyttelton Volcano. Although largely cleared of natural vegetation by past burning, pockets remain, and substantial revegetation work has been undertaken. Walking is exposed to sun and wind, and ...   More »

From Sumner, this is a walk along the tops of the coastal sea cliffs leading to the bach community of Taylors Mistake.   More »