# Walk and bike track through Halswell (256)

walk · bike · 5.1 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell

## The line it runs
It passes through [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton) Every suburb the line crosses, not just the one its middle sits in.

## The lines it meets
Other open lines whose drawn course comes within 40 m of this one, the layer splits one trail into many features, so a line it touches is often the same walk’s next leg.
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-261-christchurch), 64 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-263-christchurch), 248 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-christchurch), 2.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-335-christchurch), 677 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-336-christchurch), 227 m

## The reports along it
2,383 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9082495), [46 Parklea Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/46-parklea-avenue)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9054023), [449 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/449-halswell-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9043079), 504–526 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9035162), [337 Hendersons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/337-hendersons-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9016930), [278 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/278-halswell-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9013187), [301 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/301-halswell-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9007209), Halswell Shops, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8979735), [349 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/349-halswell-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8971281), [240A Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/240a-halswell-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8958218), [77 Ensign St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/77-ensign-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8954436), [9 Nicholls Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/9-nicholls-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8950196), [55 Pekapeka Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/55-pekapeka-place)

## More tracks through Halswell
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-kennedys-bush), 2.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-208-halswell), 2.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-279-halswell), 460 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-209-halswell), 402 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-239-halswell), 367 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-231-halswell), 308 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-232-halswell), 301 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-234-halswell), 270 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [St Mary's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/93)
- [Former Spreydon Lodge](https://www.chch.live/place/554), 1 Monsaraz Boulevard
- [Halswell War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/445)
- [St Mary's Church Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/448)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5789168300916&lon=172.5668084834773

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

5.1 km of drawn line.

**What can you do on this track?**

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Halswell, Hillmorton, 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/track?id=walk-256 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer