# Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City (420)

walk · bike · 2.6 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city

## The line it runs
It passes through [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) 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-417-christchurch), 24 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-421-christchurch), 713 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-424-christchurch), 281 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-426-christchurch), 1.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-460-christchurch), 639 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-471-christchurch), 823 m

## The reports along it
1,370 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081866), Harper Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081445), [6 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069592), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9066051), [87 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/87-riccarton-avenue)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9063174), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9059841), [24 Dublin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-dublin-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9046053), [14 Riccarton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9035844), Deans Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9024140), [10 Matai Street West, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-matai-street-west)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9023856), [3 Bealey Avenue, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-bealey-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9005010), [10 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-riccarton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9005007), [3 Bealey Avenue, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-bealey-avenue)

## More tracks through Christchurch Central City
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 6.6 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 2.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 2.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-331-fendalton), 2.0 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 1.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-398-addington), 1.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-571-christchurch-central-city), 1.3 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city), 1.2 km

## The green it crosses
Parks and reserves whose drawn outline the line enters, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), Sports ground

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Carlton Bridge](https://www.chch.live/place/545)
- [Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/194), 2J Riccarton Avenue
- [Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/192)
- [Dwellings and Setting, Maisonettes](https://www.chch.live/place/304), 12 Bealey Avenue
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/185), 122 Park Terrace
- [Cricket Pavilion and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/193)
- [Former Pumphouse and Setting, Pump No. 24.](https://www.chch.live/place/298), 5 Matai Street East

## 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 footbridge at Hagley Park North, built 2023 · rated accessible, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.531932995308864,172.61775585430027,18
- A footbridge at Hagley Park North, 5 m long · built 2023, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.531942126343196,172.61775145143838,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52837698098597&lon=172.6127202633342

[On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52837698098597,172.6127202633342,16) · [One end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53387073989974,172.62364926807777,16) · [The other end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52143835505917,172.62606259175357,16)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

2.6 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 Christchurch Central City, 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-420 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer
