# Walk and bike track through Waltham (562)

walk · bike · 3.5 km · Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham

## The line it runs
It passes through [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown), [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins), [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) 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-53-christchurch), 253 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-72-christchurch), 561 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-82-christchurch), 774 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-84-christchurch), 688 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-86-christchurch), 255 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-87-christchurch), 355 m

## The reports along it
5,107 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/9085010), Aldwins Rd near Harrow St, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081469), [98 Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/98-palatine-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9077099), [78 Grenville Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/78-grenville-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9070865), Ensors Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9061549), [360 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/360-ferry-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9061411), [104 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/104-aldwins-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9060990), [185 Ensors Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/185-ensors-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9054734), [501 Brougham Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/501-brougham-street)
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9054663), [248 Linwood Avenue, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/248-linwood-avenue)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9047413), [58 Opawa Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/58-opawa-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9045747), [7 MacKenzie Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/7-mackenzie-avenue)
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/9041371), [22 Hart St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/22-hart-street)

## More tracks through Waltham
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 6.6 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city), 1.2 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 1.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-553-sydenham), 1.1 km
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-588-waltham), 775 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-584-waltham), 612 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-559-waltham), 542 m
- [Track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-574-waltham), 331 m

## The register along it
Heritage-register places within 150 m of the drawn line, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/2), 63 Aldwins Road
- [Former Girls’ Training Hostel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/475), 30 Sullivan Avenue
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/11), 14 Bass Street
- [Dwelling and Setting, Cardowan](https://www.chch.live/place/167), 64 Opawa Road
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/place/70)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.546105858380905&lon=172.66230503652034

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is this track?**

3.5 km of drawn line.

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

The layers open it to walking, biking.

**Where does this track run?**

Through Opawa, Phillipstown, Saint Martins, Waltham, Woolston, 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-562 · layer refreshed 29 September 2026 · kept by Christchurch City Council in the layer