# Walk and bike track through Opawa (49)

walk · bike · 797 m · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-49-opawa

## The line it runs
It passes through [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins) 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-40-christchurch), 1.4 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-43-christchurch), 557 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-44-christchurch), 610 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-61-christchurch), 757 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-78-christchurch), 266 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-89-christchurch), 1.3 km

## The reports along it
1,167 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/9049714), [46 Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/46-ford-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040867), [200 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/200-opawa-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9033771), [25A Aynsley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/25a-aynsley-terrace)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9031903), Opawa Rd near Brougham St, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8990799), [153A Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/153a-opawa-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8989867), [158 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/158-opawa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8988060), [121E Garlands Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/121e-garlands-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8975767), [196 Riverlaw Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/196-riverlaw-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8931970), [153 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/153-opawa-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8871214), [119 Garlands Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/119-garlands-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8843323), [112 Garlands Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/112-garlands-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8828464), [11 Aynsley Terrace, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/11-aynsley-terrace)

## More tracks through Opawa
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), 3.5 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa), 1.4 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-61-opawa), 757 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-44-opawa), 610 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-585-opawa), 485 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-46-opawa), 326 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-78-opawa), 266 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-53-opawa), 253 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [9 Ford Road](https://www.chch.live/place/532), 9 Ford Road
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Risingholme](https://www.chch.live/place/37), 22 Cholmondeley Avenue

## 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 set of steps at Heathcote Riverbank Reserve, 2 steps · built 2008, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55518962752209,172.66673006046312,18
- A set of steps at Heathcote Riverbank Reserve, 3 steps · built 2008, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55511318940128,172.66686670016423,18
- A footbridge at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, 34 m long · 3 spans · built 2008 · rated accessible, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5552307594709,172.66703993223828,18
- A ramp at Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, 9 m long · built 2008, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55522981340886,172.66730509566614,18
- A set of steps at Monro Playground, 2 m long · built 2009, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55525583529525,172.66927002536832,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55520536284486&lon=172.66225036957363

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

797 m of drawn line.

**What can you do on this track?**

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Hillsborough, Opawa, Saint Martins, 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-49 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer
