Guide puts Christchurch walks on map
If you feel like exploring new territory on foot, a handy new guide will help you plan an outing around the city’s coastline and plains.
The Christchurch City Council’s parks team has published a new brochure detailing all the walks available in Christchurch’s flat areas, from beachside wanders to forest strolls.
The Christchurch Coast and Plains brochure, which will be available free from service centres and libraries from August, covers all the major city council, Environment Canterbury and Department of Conservation walks from the borders of the Port Hills to the Waimakariri River.
It also provides information on which parks have picnic, barbecue and toilet facilities, and where the nearest bus stops are.
Council parks and programmes manager Kate Russell said the new guide, which is also available online, would complement the Port Hills Walks map and other brochures about walkways on Banks Peninsula.
‘‘We are very lucky in Christchurch to have such a range of landscapes to enjoy, from native bush to wetlands, landscaped parks and the coastline.
‘‘Apart from the Port Hills, most of these areas are flat and ideal for easy walking.
‘‘This handy booklet brings all of the options together, and I think even people who have lived in Christchurch for a long time will discover new places to go and explore.’’
The Christchurch Coast and Plains brochure has information and maps of 37 different walks around the city including The Groynes and Roto Kohatu, Bottle Lake Forest Park and Spencer Park, Travis Wetland, Styx Mill Conservation Reserve, Ferrymead and the O¯ pa¯ waho Heathcote River, Riccarton Bush, Sumner, the Southshore coastline, the city centre,
O¯ ta¯ karo Avon River, and Nga¯ Puna Wai.