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Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton (270)

walk · bike · 2.4 km · Christchurch

From the air

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

The line it runs

It passes through Ilam, 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.

More tracks through Upper Riccarton

The register along it

Heritage-register places within 150 m of the line, what stood on the ground it crosses, or still does.

The reports along it

3,079 reports pinned within 150 m of the drawn line, most often Rubbish & dumping and Roads & footpaths, 2,427 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the track itself.

  • Water General, 11 Kiltie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 14 October 2026
  • Water Leak, 1 Maydell Street, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Litter, 185 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Street Cleaning, 1 Maydell St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Damaged Street Sign, 179 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Hazard, vehicle, 376–386 Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Pavement - General, 55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 12 October 2026
  • Pavement - General, 11 Leslie St, ????, ??? 8041, ??? · 11 October 2026
  • Accessibility, 15 Leslie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 10 October 2026
  • Street Gutters / Storm Water, 47 Waimairi Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 9 October 2026
  • Water Leak, 128 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 9 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 38 Waimairi Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 7 October 2026

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, the walking, bike, horse and off-road track layers · refreshed 15 October 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?

2.4 km of drawn line.

Which mapped layers include this track?

The track API flags this line in the walking and bike layers. Those flags identify mapped routes, not permission or current public access.

Where does this track run?

Through Ilam, 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.