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Walk and bike track through Somerfield (463)

walk · bike · 2.2 km · Christchurch

From the air

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

The line it runs

It passes through Beckenham, Cashmere, Somerfield, 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 Somerfield

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 Ernle Clark Reserve, 18 m long · 2 spans · built 2009 · rated accessible
  • A ramp at Heathcote Riverbank Tl South, 7 m long · built 2008
  • A footbridge at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, 14 m long · 2 spans · built 2008 · rated accessible
  • A footbridge at Cashmere Riverbank Reserve, 1.5 m long · built 1999
  • A footbridge at Cashmere Riverbank Reserve, 1 m long · built 1999

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

3,737 reports pinned within 150 m of the drawn line, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 2,996 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the track itself.

  • Trees - General, 6 Fairview Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 38A Thorrington Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 13 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 24B Thorrington Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 12 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 30B Thorrington Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 12 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, 73 Cashmere Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 10 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 295 Ashgrove Terrace, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 10 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 249 Ashgrove Terrace, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 9 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 67–75 Cashmere Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 9 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 24B Thorrington Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 9 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 24B Thorrington Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 9 October 2026

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, the walking, bike, horse and off-road track layers · refreshed 29 September 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?

2.2 km of drawn line.

What can you do on this track?

The layers open it to walking, biking.

Where does this track run?

Through Beckenham, Cashmere, Somerfield, 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.