# Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton (259)

walk · bike · 3.2 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton

## The line it runs
It passes through [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton) 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-286-christchurch), 86 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-289-christchurch), 341 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-290-christchurch), 750 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-357-christchurch), 693 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-363-christchurch), 563 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-christchurch), 834 m

## The reports along it
3,757 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9090633), [35 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35-wainui-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9089629), [75 Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/75-blenheim-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9085553), [12 Lyndon Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/12-lyndon-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081194), 376–386 Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9057876), [124D Clarence St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/124d-clarence-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9055329), [2B Division St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2b-division-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9052786), Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9047500), Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9047483), 20–38 Lowe St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9047380), [7 Mandeville St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-mandeville-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047023), [11 Tonga Place, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11-tonga-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046984), [226 Slip, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/226-slip)

## More tracks through Upper Riccarton
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-270-upper-riccarton), 2.4 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-264-ilam), 1.8 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton), 1.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-294-ilam), 1.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-244-ilam), 928 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-284-upper-riccarton), 632 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-258-upper-riccarton), 515 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-277-ilam), 458 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/146), 23 Mandeville Street

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53795645969509&lon=172.5903896114431

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

3.2 km of drawn line.

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

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Addington, Riccarton, Sockburn, Upper Riccarton, 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-259 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer