# Walk and bike track through Merivale (387)

walk · bike · 1.7 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-387-merivale

## The line it runs
It passes through [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan) 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-320-christchurch), 2.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-341-christchurch), 3.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-360-christchurch), 361 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-388-christchurch), 181 m

## The reports along it
1,331 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9087658), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9083763), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9078681), [90 Wairarapa Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/90-wairarapa-terrace)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9074338), [2 Rhodes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/2-rhodes-street)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9066831), [8 Strowan Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/8-strowan-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9022403), [104 Rossall St, Merivale Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/104-rossall-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8958994), [21 Carlton Mill Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/21-carlton-mill-road)
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8958320), [12 Normans Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/12-normans-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955063), [52 Strowan Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/52-strowan-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8927816), [16 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/16-rossall-street)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8925989), [12 Lloyd Street, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/12-lloyd-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907686), [38 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/38-rossall-street)

## More tracks through Merivale
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-341-fendalton), 3.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-472-christchurch-central-city), 918 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 787 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-377-merivale), 376 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-401-merivale), 201 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-376-strowan), 187 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-405-merivale), 144 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-413-merivale), 144 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [St Andrew's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/108), 16 Merivale Lane
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/113), 43 Holmwood Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/103), 16 Helmores Lane
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/102), 2 Helmores Lane
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Te Koroaha](https://www.chch.live/place/107), 59P Hewitts Road

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51498217817758&lon=172.61234836475143

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

1.7 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 Merivale, Strowan, 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-387 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer