# Walk and bike track through Riccarton (298)

walk · bike · 1.2 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton

## The line it runs
It passes through [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), [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-264-christchurch), 1.8 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-284-christchurch), 632 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-294-christchurch), 1.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-322-christchurch), 52 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-323-christchurch), 40 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-346-christchurch), 442 m

## The reports along it
1,798 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674), [2R Shand Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2r-shand-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9051270), [5 Karamu Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/5-karamu-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9040900), [187 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/187-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9005894), [3 Auburn Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/3-auburn-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9000175), [11 Dallas Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11-dallas-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999912), [198 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/198-riccarton-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8999240), [247 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/247-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999158), [2 Ilam Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/2-ilam-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999149), [200 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/200-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996530), [276A Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/276a-riccarton-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8992616), [6 Clyde Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/6-clyde-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8983067), [189 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/189-riccarton-road)

## More tracks through Riccarton
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-230-sockburn), 3.7 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), 3.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-327-fendalton), 2.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-355-riccarton), 1.3 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-addington), 834 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-358-riccarton), 798 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-396-riccarton), 794 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-326-fendalton), 788 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Dwelling and Setting, Midway](https://www.chch.live/place/151), 7 Middleton Road

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.530584300384&lon=172.58924932107448

[On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.530584300384,172.58924932107448,16) · [One end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.530102450553926,172.59551840175786,16) · [The other end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.531294251094295,172.5802099120569,16)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

1.2 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 Riccarton, 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-298 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer