# Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City (491)

walk · bike · 973 m · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-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-482-christchurch), 216 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch), 75 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch), 2.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch), 1.1 km

## The reports along it
9,212 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9089850), 324–336 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083125), [330 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/330-montreal-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082442), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075264), Ground Floor/329 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), [297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074812), Otakaro Orchard 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street)

## 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-420-christchurch-central-city), 2.6 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

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross](https://www.chch.live/place/45), 201/779 Colombo Street
- [Armagh Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/86)
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/7), 56 Armagh Street
- [Armagh Street Kerbstones and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/303), 280A Durham Street North
- [Horse Watering Ramp and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/305)
- [Former MED Converter Station and Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/506), 102/210 Armagh Street
- [Queen Victoria Statue/Canterbury Jubilee Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/238)
- [Former Magistrates Court and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/8), 85 Armagh Street
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Former Land Transfer Office](https://www.chch.live/place/458), 86 Armagh Street
- [K2 Telephone Box and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/243)

## 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 shelter at Margaret Mahy Family Playgroun, built 2017, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52864710962488,172.64059769877753,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52877242510931&lon=172.63662727611697

[On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52877242510931,172.63662727611697,16) · [One end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52876720334721,172.642657593356,16) · [The other end of the drawn line](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52880065548858,172.6306062426777,16)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

973 m 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-491 · layer refreshed 15 October 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer
