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Walk and bike track through Sumner (187)

walk · bike · 3.4 km · Christchurch

From the air

aerial view of Walk and bike track through Sumner and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

The line it runs

It passes through Sumner, every suburb the line crosses, not just the one its middle sits in.

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The green it crosses

Parks and reserves whose drawn outline the line enters, measured against the line itself, not a buffer around it.

What carries it

Council-registered structures the drawn line enters or runs within a few metres of, the bridges, boardwalks and steps the route is made of. The register’s names are site labels, so each is "at" the ground it stands in.

  • A boardwalk at Greenwood Park, 1.8 m long · built 2010

The reports along it

221 reports pinned within 150 m of the drawn line, most often Rubbish & dumping and Graffiti & vandalism, 170 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the track itself.

  • Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 173 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, Godley Head Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 191 Evans Pass Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 25 September 2026
  • Animal - General, 497–547 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 15 September 2026
  • Litter, 83–171 Sumner Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand · 14 September 2026
  • Road Blockage, 497–547 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 14 September 2026
  • Animal - General, 200 Evans Pass Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 8 September 2026
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 497–547 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 22 August 2026
  • Damaged Street Sign, Godley Head Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 10 August 2026
  • Water Leak, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 5 August 2026
  • Animal - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 19 July 2026
  • Abandoned Vehicle, 22–300 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 23 June 2026

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, the walking, bike, horse and off-road track layers · refreshed 29 September 2026. The layer names Christchurch City Council as the track’s keeper.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How long is this track?

3.4 km of drawn line.

What can you do on this track?

The layers open it to walking, biking.

Where does this track run?

Through Sumner, every suburb the line crosses.

Who looks after this track?

Christchurch City Council, as the layer names the keeper.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open track layers, the walking, bike, horse and off-road layers read together.