# The hillside climb, a Christchurch heritage walk Hackthorne Road is the hillside’s register in one climb, the named houses along the row, the Sign of the Takahe at the top, and the house the register names for Ngaio Marsh just below. Steep, and the pins are the straight line, the road climbs more. 9 listed stops · 3.8 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Cashmere ## The stops, in order 1. [Dwelling and Setting, Hursthaven](https://www.chch.live/place/88), 16 Hackthorne Road Hursthaven, the first of Hackthorne Road’s named houses. 2. [Dwelling and Setting, Blakeney](https://www.chch.live/place/89), 30 Hackthorne Road Blakeney, the named house next along the row. 3. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/place/237), 37 Valley Road · Heritage NZ list 3673 The house the register names for Ngaio Marsh, down Valley Road, its garden is a separate entry. 4. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/90), 141 Hackthorne Road 141 Hackthorne Road, the row’s last dwelling before the top. 5. [Sign of the Takahe and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/91), 200 Hackthorne Road · Heritage NZ list 275 The Sign of the Takahe, the Summit Road landmark; the register lists the building and its grounds as one. 6. [St Augustine's Anglican Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/49), 5 Cracroft Terrace · Heritage NZ list 1924 St Augustine’s on Cracroft Terrace, the church on both the district plan’s roll and the Heritage NZ list. 7. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/63), 54 Dyers Pass Road 54 Dyers Pass Road, a dwelling on the roll. 8. [Dwelling and Setting, Whareora](https://www.chch.live/place/62), 63 Dyers Pass Road · Heritage NZ list 3743 Whareora, the named house on Dyers Pass Road, on the Heritage NZ list. 9. [Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/137), 2 MacMillan Avenue Cashmere Hills Presbyterian on MacMillan Avenue, the last entry before the flat. ## What the register built on the way Council structures within about 30 m of the stop-to-stop line, the bridges, steps and shelters the route passes. Site names are the register’s own. - A set of steps at Cracroft Reserve, 5 steps · built 2013 (1 m off the line) - A set of steps at Cracroft Reserve, 15 steps · built 2008 (6 m off the line) - A set of steps at Cracroft Reserve, 6 steps · built 2013 (6 m off the line) - A set of steps at Cracroft Reserve, 10 steps · built 2008 (17 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,649 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085974), [143 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/143-hackthorne-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085588), [143 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/143-hackthorne-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9079035), [143 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/143-hackthorne-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9074384), [15A MacMillan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/15a-macmillan-avenue) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9071981), [1 Westenra Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-westenra-terrace) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069964), [4 MacMillan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/4-macmillan-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9053445), [2 Pentre Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/2-pentre-terrace) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9035853), [8 Overdale Dr, ??????, ????????? 8022, ????????](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/8-overdale-drive) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9034228), [78 Dyers Pass Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/78-dyers-pass-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9032255), [33E Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/33e-hackthorne-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022739), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9017516), [45 Kidson Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/45-kidson-terrace) --- Every stop is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule. The order and the notes are chch.live’s; the listings are the council’s and Heritage New Zealand’s. The rest of the register here: Cashmere, https://www.chch.live/history/cashmere The same ground today: Cashmere, https://www.chch.live/cashmere The register, mapped: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=heritage Every walk on the live map: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=walks The route as GeoJSON: https://www.chch.live/walks/hackthorne-road.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The hillside climb" walk?** Hackthorne Road is the hillside’s register in one climb, the named houses along the row, the Sign of the Takahe at the top, and the house the register names for Ngaio Marsh just below. 9 listed places, 3.8 km as the line runs, Cashmere. **Where does "The hillside climb" start and end?** Dwelling and Setting, Hursthaven (16 Hackthorne Road) to Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church and Setting (2 MacMillan Avenue), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The hillside climb" really listed?** Every one, each pin is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule, and each opens the place’s own sourced record here. **How long is the "The hillside climb" walk?** 3.8 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.