# Walk and bike track through Somerfield (463)

walk · bike · 2.2 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-463-somerfield

## The line it runs
It passes through [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) Every suburb the line crosses, not just the one its middle sits in.

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [CCC mountain-bike track status](https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/getting-around/cycling/find-a-ride/trackstatus)
- [Christchurch Adventure Park trail information](https://christchurchadventurepark.com/trail-information)

## 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-366-christchurch), 3.0 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-464-christchurch), 552 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-467-christchurch), 735 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-486-christchurch), 636 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-490-christchurch), 697 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-507-christchurch), 1.8 km

## The reports along it
3,739 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/9091937), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9087893), [2 Majestic Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/2-majestic-lane)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081362), [6 Fairview Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/6-fairview-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081143), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081141), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9081139), [38A Thorrington Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/38a-thorrington-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078051), [24B Thorrington Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/24b-thorrington-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075350), [30B Thorrington Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/30b-thorrington-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9067348), [73 Cashmere Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/73-cashmere-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9066231), [295 Ashgrove Terrace, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/295-ashgrove-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9062425), [249 Ashgrove Terrace, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/249-ashgrove-terrace)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9059809), 67–75 Cashmere Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand

## More tracks through Somerfield
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), 2.3 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-406-spreydon), 2.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-474-somerfield), 1.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-425-somerfield), 1.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-446-spreydon), 744 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-467-somerfield), 735 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-486-somerfield), 636 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-409-spreydon), 593 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [The Malthouse and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/43), 69 Colombo Street

## 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, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56400062992253,172.63297894962543,18
- A ramp at Heathcote Riverbank Tl South, 7 m long · built 2008, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56203799531147,172.64033161888898,18
- A footbridge at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, 14 m long · 2 spans · built 2008 · rated accessible, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56213153427427,172.6403560573832,18
- A footbridge at Cashmere Riverbank Reserve, 1.5 m long · built 1999, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.567405596336044,172.6272331621845,18
- A footbridge at Cashmere Riverbank Reserve, 1 m long · built 1999, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56847361044041,172.6242614254053,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56353044555904&lon=172.6331356006258

## 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/track?id=walk-463 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer
