Christchurch 360 Trail

The Christchurch 360 Trail is a walking trail, approximately long, encircling the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The Trail is made up of a number of existing walkways, other off-road tracks through vegetated areas, pathways through urban parks and reserves, and link sections on footpaths alongside suburban streets.
The Trail is a loop walk, and thus can be started and finished at any point, and walked in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

History

The Trail was officially launched on 3 October 2015, at an event at Wetlands Grove, Bexley. Prior to this, a group led by Colin Meurk had been discussing and advocating for a perimeter walkway concept for the city since 1991.

Description

The trail encircles Christchurch city, following its northern boundary along the Waimakariri River; eastern boundary beside Brooklands Lagoon, Pegasus Bay, the Avon Heathcote Estuary and the coastal suburbs of New Brighton and Sumner; southern boundary across the tops of the Port Hills; and through the western suburbs of Halswell, Aidanfield, Hillmorton, Riccarton, Ilam, Avonhead and Burnside.