# Walk and bike track through Sydenham (553)

walk · bike · 1.1 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-553-sydenham

## The line it runs
It passes through [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham) 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-550-christchurch), 1.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-555-christchurch), 879 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-582-christchurch), 193 m

## The reports along it
1,628 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9081505), [3509395/30 Waltham Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/3509395-30-waltham-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075345), [6 Gilbert Place, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/6-gilbert-place)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9057425), [325 Eastern Terrace, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/325-eastern-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053166), [214 Wilsons Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9040814), [19 Waltham Road, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/19-waltham-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9040729), [29 Fifield Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/29-fifield-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9040022), Waltham Park 3509395/30 Waltham Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039891), [27 Fifield Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/27-fifield-terrace)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9031981), [23 Acorn Close, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-acorn-close)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9024043), [30 Waltham Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/30-waltham-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9020373), [23 Acorn Close, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-acorn-close)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9019236), Waltham Park 3509395/30 Waltham Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand

## More tracks through Sydenham
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), 2.3 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 2.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), 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-550-sydenham), 1.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 1.9 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-507-cashmere), 1.8 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 1.5 km

## 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 Tl South, 4 steps · built 2004, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55306745236663,172.65115175188944,18
- A set of steps at Acorn Reserve, 2 m long · built 1998, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55241755283979,172.6569785951009,18
- A jetty at Heathcote Riverbank Tl South, built 2004, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55305817055807,172.65128192411137,18
- A set of steps at Acorn Reserve, 2 m long · built 2008, pin: https://www.chch.live/map#-43.552377757040645,172.65639467743478,18

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.553420908254594&lon=172.65028634405917

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

1.1 km of drawn line.

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

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Sydenham, Waltham, 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-553 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer