# The bach row, a Christchurch heritage walk Thirty-four register entries, and they are the row the bay is famous for, holiday baches the council lists one by one, from the settlement that began in caves and tents before the road came. The walk runs the shore west to east: the bunch at the bay’s south end first, the main row after, where the numbered baches and the numbered bays interleave, and the last three standing apart to the east. The numbers jump; the shore doesn’t. Long, a good stretch of coast between the row and its outliers. 34 listed stops · 2.8 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Taylors Mistake ## The stops, in order 1. [Taylors Mistake Bach 6](https://www.chch.live/place/492), 46 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 6, the westernmost entry; the row starts at the bay’s south end. 2. [Taylors Mistake Bach 46](https://www.chch.live/place/510), 46 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 46, first of the south bunch, where the entries stand closest. 3. [Taylors Mistake Bach 45](https://www.chch.live/place/511), 45 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 45, shoulder to shoulder down the shore. 4. [Taylors Mistake Bach 44](https://www.chch.live/place/512), 44 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 44. 5. [Taylors Mistake Bach 43](https://www.chch.live/place/513), 43 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 43. 6. [Taylors Mistake Bach 42](https://www.chch.live/place/514), 42 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 42. 7. [Taylors Mistake Bach 41](https://www.chch.live/place/515), 41 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 41. 8. [Taylors Mistake Bach 40](https://www.chch.live/place/516), 40 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 40. 9. [Taylors Mistake Bach 39](https://www.chch.live/place/517), 39 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 39. 10. [Taylors Mistake Bach 38](https://www.chch.live/place/518), 38 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 38. 11. [Taylors Mistake Bach 37](https://www.chch.live/place/519), 37 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 37. 12. [Taylors Mistake Bach 36](https://www.chch.live/place/520), 36 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 36. 13. [Taylors Mistake Bach 35](https://www.chch.live/place/521), 35 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 35, the south bunch’s last. 14. [Taylors Mistake Bach 7](https://www.chch.live/place/493), 33 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 7, the shore keeps listing, east along the sand. 15. [Taylors Mistake Bach 8](https://www.chch.live/place/494), 32 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 8. 16. [Taylors Mistake Bach 9](https://www.chch.live/place/495), 31 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 9. 17. [Taylors Mistake Bach 10](https://www.chch.live/place/496), 30 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 10. 18. [Taylors Mistake Bach 11](https://www.chch.live/place/497), 28 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 11, the south side ends; the main row is a short stretch on. 19. [48 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/535), 48 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 48, the main row begins, and the numbered bays join the numbered baches. 20. [Taylors Mistake Bach 5](https://www.chch.live/place/491), 49 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 5. 21. [51 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/536), 51 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 51. 22. [52 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/537), 52 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 52. 23. [Taylors Mistake Bach 4](https://www.chch.live/place/490), 56 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 4. 24. [53 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/538), 55 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 53. 25. [Taylors Mistake Bach 3](https://www.chch.live/place/489), 57 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 3. 26. [58 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/539), 58 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 58. 27. [Taylors Mistake Bach 2](https://www.chch.live/place/488), 59 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 2. 28. [60 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/540), 60 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 60. 29. [Taylors Mistake Bach 1](https://www.chch.live/place/487), 68 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 1, the register’s own first entry on the row. 30. [69 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/541), 69 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 69. 31. [70 Taylors Mistake Bay](https://www.chch.live/place/542), 70 Taylors Mistake Bay Bay 70, the north end of the row; the street numbers run out. 32. [Taylors Mistake Bach 12](https://www.chch.live/place/498), 6 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 12, the first of the three that stand apart, east along the coast. 33. [Taylors Mistake Bach 13](https://www.chch.live/place/499), 2 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 13. 34. [Taylors Mistake Bach 14](https://www.chch.live/place/500), 1 Taylors Mistake Bay Bach 14, the row’s last entry, standing on its own. ## 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 Taylors Mistake Beach, 33 steps · built 1998 - A set of steps at Whitewash Reserve, 4 steps · built 2000 - A set of steps at Whitewash Reserve, 14 steps · built 2000 (1 m off the line) - A footbridge at Taylors Mistake Beach, 10 m long · 3 spans · built 1998 (9 m off the line) - A set of steps at Whitewash Reserve, 7 steps · built 2000 (14 m off the line) - A footbridge at Taylors Mistake Beach, 11.25 m long · 5 spans · built 1998 (17 m off the line) - A footbridge at Taylors Mistake Beach, 3 m long · built 1998 (17 m off the line) - A set of steps at Taylors Mistake Beach, 3.5 m long · built 1999 (20 m off the line) ## The reports along it 149 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/8171764), [40 Taylors Mistake Bay, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/40-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8171744), [28 Taylors Mistake Bay, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7785910), [28 Drop, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-drop) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6953674), [28 Drop, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-drop) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6953671), [28 Taylors Mistake Bay, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6813245), [224 Taylors Mistake Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/224-taylors-mistake-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4489495), [28 Taylors Mistake Bay, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4069866), [7 Taylors Mistake Bay, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/7-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/3848200), [7 Drop, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/7-drop) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3289010), [28 Taylors Mistake Bay, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-taylors-mistake-bay) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3239086), [10 Taylors Mistake Bay, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-taylors-mistake-bay) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2706881), [45 Taylors Mistake Bay, Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-taylors-mistake-bay) --- 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: Taylors Mistake, https://www.chch.live/history/taylors-mistake · Taylors Mistake - South, https://www.chch.live/history/taylors-mistake-south · Taylors Mistake Baches - North, https://www.chch.live/history/taylors-mistake-baches-north The same ground today: Sumner, https://www.chch.live/sumner More walks over this ground: The sea front, https://www.chch.live/walks/sumner-front 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/taylors-mistake-baches.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The bach row" walk?** Thirty-four register entries, and they are the row the bay is famous for, holiday baches the council lists one by one, from the settlement that began in caves and tents before the road came. 34 listed places, 2.8 km as the line runs, Taylors Mistake. **Where does "The bach row" start and end?** Taylors Mistake Bach 6 (46 Taylors Mistake Bay) to Taylors Mistake Bach 14 (1 Taylors Mistake Bay), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The bach row" 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 bach row" walk?** 2.8 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.