# Walk and bike track through Avonside

walk · bike · 3.7 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside

## The line it runs
It passes through [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside), [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni) 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-37-christchurch), 318 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-christchurch), 4.8 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-112-christchurch), 3.9 km

## The reports along it
4,983 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9064707), Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059789), [213 River Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/213-river-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9056736), [750 Avonside Drive, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/750-avonside-drive)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9056261), [750 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/750-avonside-drive)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9049199), 32–40 Galbraith Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9041510), [319 River Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/319-river-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033517), [3 Dunarnan Street, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/3-dunarnan-street)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9032881), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9023824), [37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/37-mabel-howard-place)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9023728), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9022160), [7 Mabel Howard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/7-mabel-howard-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9020707), [714 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/714-avonside-drive)

## More tracks through Avonside
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-112-avondale), 3.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-114-wainoni), 1.5 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-37-richmond), 318 m

## The green it crosses
Parks and reserves whose drawn outline the line enters, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right)

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), 11 Retreat 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 ramp at Avon Riverbank True Right, 43 m long · built 2022, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51562762606576,172.66577430664844,18
- A ramp at Avon Riverbank True Right, 45 m long · built 2022, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51813314339833,172.6767232147992,18
- A boardwalk at Avon Corridor 6 Rrz Land, built 2026, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51847662824128,172.67693994690504,18
- A footbridge at Avon Riverbank True Right, 40 m long · built 2022 · rated accessible, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51554239261396,172.66543022096445,18
- A set of steps at Avon Riverbank True Right, 3 steps, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52141248148106,172.6609310640228,18
- A footbridge at Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.51812344161937,172.67135734511373,18
- A footbridge at Avon Riverbank True Right, 30 m long · built 2022 · rated accessible, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.518001609716215,172.67660502898664,18
- A boat ramp at Avon Riverbank True Right, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.521378025834665,172.66095300517256,18
- A jetty, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.520469457031496,172.6705142139865,18
- A set of steps at Avon Riverbank True Right, 3 steps, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52045900305459,172.67050670390555,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51785304193216&lon=172.67109887312753

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

3.7 km of drawn line.

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

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Avonside, Richmond, Wainoni, 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-54 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer
