# Walk and bike track through Shirley (48) walk · bike · 5.7 km · Christchurch https://www.chch.live/track/walk-48-shirley ## The line it runs It passes through [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland), [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands), [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley) 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-47-christchurch), 1.1 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-51-christchurch), 548 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-55-christchurch), 983 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-57-christchurch), 3.9 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-59-christchurch), 380 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-68-christchurch), 161 m ## The reports along it 2,522 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9093417), [9 Joy Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/9-joy-street) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9079046), [308 Lake Terrace Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/308-lake-terrace-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074533), [69 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/69-marshland-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9072648), [35 Sabina St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/35-sabina-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9059162), [2 Mairehau Road, Marshland, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/2-mairehau-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9057968), Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9052999), [56 Averill St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/56-averill-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9052724), [420 Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/420-prestons-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9052702), [420 Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/420-prestons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9036220), [6 New Brighton Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/6-new-brighton-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9030712), [20 Sabina Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/20-sabina-street) - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9021836), [302 Lake Terrace Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/shirley/302-lake-terrace-road) ## More tracks through Shirley - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-76-burwood), 2.3 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-60-shirley), 1.9 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-545-mairehau), 1.5 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-564-shirley), 1.1 km - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-51-richmond), 548 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-59-shirley), 380 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-580-mairehau), 284 m - [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-68-richmond), 161 m ## The register along it Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place. - [St Mark's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/187), 340 Prestons Road ## 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 road bridge at Dudley Creek Riverbank, 5.8 m long · built 2007, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51064070356111,172.66264047946956,18 - A boardwalk at Korowai 1 Drainage Reserve, 16.3 m long · built 2017, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.47361204275009,172.66819344861204,18 What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50088671920631&lon=172.66215667057816 ## Questions, answered briefly **How long is this track?** 5.7 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 Marshland, Parklands, Richmond, Shirley, 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-48 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer