# Walk and bike track through Merivale (401) walk · bike · 201 m · Christchurch https://www.chch.live/track/walk-401-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-405-christchurch), 144 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-413-christchurch), 144 m ## The reports along it 257 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/9012312), [97 St Andrews Sq, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/97-st-andrews-sq) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9000109), Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8967793), [97 St Andrews Sq, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/97-st-andrews-sq) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8928341), [83B Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83b-heaton-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8885699), [83B Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83b-heaton-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8855583), [97 St Andrews Sq, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/97-st-andrews-sq) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850774), [28 Strowan Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/28-strowan-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8825924), [97 Saint Andrews Square, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/97-saint-andrews-square) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8802212), [83 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83-heaton-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8538341), Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8303794), [83A Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/83a-heaton-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8284346), 15–21 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand ## 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-387-merivale), 1.7 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-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 green it crosses Parks and reserves whose drawn outline the line enters, measured as drawn, not surveyed. - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park), Sports ground ## The register along it Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place. - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/place/98) ## What carries it Council-registered structures the drawn line enters or runs within a few metres of, the bridges, boardwalks and steps the route is made of. The register’s names are site labels, so each is "at" the ground it stands in. - A ramp at Elmwood Park, 10 m long · built 1899, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.510827338313064,172.61174474421543,18 - A set of steps at Elmwood Park, 2 steps · built 1899, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51078858991152,172.61179142907696,18 - A set of steps at Elmwood Park, 2 steps · built 1899, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51092161487567,172.61180288229593,18 What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.511547722073594&lon=172.61028011695188 ## Questions, answered briefly **How long is this track?** 201 m 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-401 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer