Nearby | Mount Herbert: Orton Bradley Park approach

Mount Herbert: Gebbies Pass approach

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 192m away

A lengthy route along the Crater Rim, past the Remarkable Dykes and the Sign of the Packhorse to Mount Herbert ... More ▶︎

Mount Herbert: Monument Track approach

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 192m away

A farm trail past an historic hut and a lava dome, up to the summit of Mount Herbert / Te ... More ▶︎

Mount Herbert: Kaituna Valley approach

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 192m away

A gentle climb to an historic hut, and onward to Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki (919m). More ▶︎

Te Ara Pātaka

Track • 2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 192m away

This track between Gebbies Pass and Hilltop was once surveyed as part of the Banks Peninsula Summit Road, although never ... More ▶︎

Mount Herbert Walkway

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 192m away

A straightforward climb from Diamond Harbour over farmland to the highest point on Banks Peninsula: Mount Herbert / Te Ahu ... More ▶︎

Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki

Article • Distance: 192m away

Approaches on all sides lead to highest point on Banks Peninsula (919m). More ▶︎

Mount Herbert: Western Valley Road approach

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 211m away

A straightforward route along the unconstructed section of the Summit Road to the highest point on Banks Peninsula: Mount Herbert ... More ▶︎

Port Levy Saddle to Mt Herbert

Photograph • Distance: 211m away

Wind shorn Totara trees beside the ridge track on the way to Mt Herbert - the high point in the ... More ▶︎

Mount Herbert Shelter

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 405m away

Large open-sided shelter near the summit of Mount Herbert. More ▶︎

Head to Head Walkway

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 2.2km away

This track is in development on the shores or Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. When complete, the walkway is planned to ... More ▶︎

Monument Track (south)

GPX file • Distance: 2.5km away

Short walk at the head of the Kaituna Valley. More ▶︎

Mt Herbert Walkway

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

On our way back to Diamond Harbour, looking south along the track to Mt Herbert. Tussock country and farmland, great ... More ▶︎

View from the Monument Track

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

Purau, with the Port Hills and Christchurch beyond. Mount Grey is visible in the haze to the left. More ▶︎

Monument Track (south)

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 2.6km away

Climb from the head of the Kaituna Valley to Te Ara Pātaka, and the network of tracks running from Purau ... More ▶︎

Monument Track

Photograph • Distance: 2.7km away

Monument Track from the Kaituna Valley side. More ▶︎

The Monument

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

A striking volcanic dome behind Purau, popular with climbers. More ▶︎

Monument Track (south)

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Verdant regeneration on this easy Banks Peninsula walk. More ▶︎

Monument Hut, Banks Peninsula

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (NA). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 3.3km away

This surprising little hut is a relic of the YHA farm hostel network on Banks Peninsula. The hut was built ... More ▶︎

Monument Hut, Banks Peninsula

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

A small hut near the road on the Purau / Port Levy Saddle. More ▶︎

Ōtamahua Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.Bookings required. • Distance: 3.5km away

Historic hut on Ōtamahua / Quail Island near Christchurch. This hut is one of the closest huts to Christchurch city, ... More ▶︎

Packhorse Hut Track

Track • 0 – 2 days. Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 3.9km away

A gentle climb to the historic "Sign of the Packhorse" hut beneath Mount Bradley on Banks Peninsula. Views of the ... More ▶︎

Sign of the Packhorse

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

Distinctive stone hut located near Mount Bradley. More ▶︎

Sign of the Packhorse

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

Mount Bradley forms a handsome backdrop to the hut. More ▶︎

Packhorse Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 9.Bookings required. • Distance: 4.0km away

A stone hut perched on a saddle next to Mount Bradley, with commanding views of Lyttelton Harbour. The "Sign of ... More ▶︎

Port Levy Saddle to Rod Donald Hut

GPX file • Distance: 4.4km away

Short section of Te Ara Pātaka leading to a new hut. Typical walking time is about 1 hour. More ▶︎

Quail Island

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 4.5km away

Ever wanted to spend the day in the middle of an old volcano? More ▶︎

Small tramper

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

Port Levy Saddle on Te Ara Pātaka. More ▶︎

Gebbies Pass - Sign of the Packhorse

Track • 0 – 2 days. Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 4.7km away

An easy walk in to the historic Sign of the Packhorse Hut on Banks Peninsula. Closed for lambing August-October. More ▶︎

Remnant forest

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Pockets of tōtara forest near Port Levy Saddle. More ▶︎

Foreshore Road Walkway

GPX file • Distance: 4.9km away

A flat stroll along an old section of road between Allandale and Governors Bay. More ▶︎

Te Ara Pātaka

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Easy walking near Port Levy Saddle. More ▶︎

Foreshore Road Walkway

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 5.0km away

Follow the closed coastal road between Governors Bay and Allandale in Lyttelton Harbour. Coastal views and easy walking. More ▶︎

Remarkable Dykes

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

A pair of rock walls that form the boundaries of a crack in the side of the Lyttelton Volcano. The ... More ▶︎

Stile

Photograph • Distance: 5.4km away

Two-year-old negotiating a stile on Te Ara Pātaka. More ▶︎

Waipuna Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

Wind-shorn tōtara forest and hand-hewn fence posts at Waipuna Saddle. More ▶︎

Down to Rod Donald Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Dropping off Waipuna Saddle to the hut. Mount Herbert in the background. More ▶︎

Rod Donald Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (PVT). Capacity: 9.Bookings required. • Distance: 5.6km away

Tidy split level hut owned by the Rod Donald Trust and for public use. The hut is located on Te ... More ▶︎

Old toilet, Rod Donald Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

There is a new toilet, and this is not it. If you like the rustic experience or need a plan ... More ▶︎

Rod Donald Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

New hut that servicing Te Ara Pātaka on Banks Peninsula. More ▶︎

Rod Donald Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Newly opened hut with all the features! More ▶︎

Rod Donald Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

At night, the view down valley takes in the bright lights of Little River village. More ▶︎

Titoki Track, Ohinetahi Reserve

GPX file • Distance: 6.1km away

Very pleasant forest walk, climbing a gully behind Governors Bay. More ▶︎

Cass Ridge Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.2km away

Easy descent from the Sign of the Bellbird to the southern end of Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Ngaio Track, Ohinetahi Reserve

GPX file • Distance: 6.3km away

Grassy walk with views that starts and ends on the Titoki Track. More ▶︎

Faulkners Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.3km away

Descend through bluffs to Governors Bay near Christchurch. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 6.5km away

Follow the ridge of the volcanic Port Hills above Christchurch. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Ahuriri to Sign of the Bellbird

GPX file • Distance: 6.5km away

The southernmost section of the Crater Rim Walkway in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Kanuka Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.6km away

Rough track in Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Bush Road Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.6km away

Track partly following an old road within Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Ohinetahi Bush Reserve

Place • Place. 1.50km². • Distance: 6.6km away

Outstanding block of forest located on eastern slopes of the Christchurch Port Hills above Governors Bay. More ▶︎

Kirks Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.6km away

Marked track descending through Omahu Bush in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Omahu Bush

GPX file • Distance: 6.6km away

Omahu Bush is a rich forest reserve on Christchurch's Port Hills. This circuit follows Kirk's and Rhodes Tracks. More ▶︎

Bridle Path

GPX file • Distance: 6.7km away

Short, sharp historic trail between Christchurch and the port of Lyttelton. More ▶︎

Foliage on the Bivvy Track

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

A damp, verdant track in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Bivvy Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.7km away

Rough track through Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Ellas Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.7km away

Easy sidle with Lyttelton Harbour views. More ▶︎

Duke Street

GPX file • Distance: 6.7km away

Very short connector track in Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Watlings Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.7km away

Short gully descent in Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Totara Log Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.8km away

Fire-damaged track in Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Stan Helms Track

GPX file • Distance: 6.8km away

Short Port Hills climb near the Bridle Path. More ▶︎

North Boundary Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.0km away

Short side track off Faulkners Track above Governors Bay. More ▶︎

Omahu Bush

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Easy walking on Christchurch's Port Hills. More ▶︎

Omahu Bush

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

This reserve is damp, ferny, and abundant with tree fuchsia. More ▶︎

Trig V Track

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 7.0km away

Short walk in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Trig V

GPX file • Distance: 7.0km away

Short track on Christchurch's Port Hills, with views down to Governors Bay and Lyttelton Harbour. More ▶︎

Sign of the Bellbird, Christchurch

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Sign of the Bellbird, situated in Kennedy's Bush Reserve within the Port Hills of Christchurch. More ▶︎

Sign of the Bellbird

Hut • Shelter (Christchurch City Council). • Distance: 7.0km away

Open stone shelter on Summit Road, Christchurch. The shelter overlooks Kennedys Bush, where there are a number of short walks. This ... More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Sign of the Bellbird to Sign of the Kiwi

GPX file • Distance: 7.0km away

Short section between two of the original Summit Road rest houses on the Crater Rim Walkway. More ▶︎

Orongomai Trail

GPX file • Distance: 7.1km away

Loop track exploring Kennedys Bush on the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Fern and lichen

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

The damp forest floor in Omahu Bush. More ▶︎

Totara Trail, Kennedys Bush

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

Short connector track in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Mount Ada

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

Short and easy climb to a Port Hills summit with excellent views over Governors Bay. More ▶︎

Sugarloaf from Faulkner's Track

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Major Hornbrook / Crater Rim / Chalmers

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

From Major Hornbrook head at Somes Road, Lyttelton up to Summit Road then across the Crater Rim, down Chalmers Track ... More ▶︎

Kaituna Valley Scenic Reserve

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 7.2km away

A pleasant stroll on a vague loop trail under remnant titoki forest. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Rapaki Rock to Bridle Path

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

Short section of Christchurch's Crater Rim Walkway. More ▶︎

Mount Ada after the fires

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

Mount Ada on the Christchurch Port Hills burned during February's wildfires. Years of revegetation plantings on the summit were destroyed. More ▶︎

Holdsworth Trail

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

Short walk in the Christchurch Port Hills. This track connects Kennedys Bush with the Kennedys Bush Track. More ▶︎

Fantail Trail, Kennedys Bush

GPX file • Distance: 7.3km away

Short connector track in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Quarry Trail, Kennedys Bush

GPX file • Distance: 7.3km away

Short track through an old, forested quarry in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Totara Trail, Kennedys Bush

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

Short, verdant track in Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Bivvy Track

Track • Medium. One way. • Distance: 7.3km away

Descending from the Christchurch Summit Road into Ohinetahi Reserve. More ▶︎

Kennedy's Bush Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.3km away

A straightforward climb on Christchurch's Port Hills More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Bridle Path to Mount Pleasant

GPX file • Distance: 7.3km away

Short section of the Crater Rim Walkway from the top of the Bridle Path, past Mount Cavendish and on to ... More ▶︎

Christchurch 360 Trail: Sugarloaf Hills

GPX file • Distance: 7.4km away

Section of the Christchurch 360 Trail, starting at Withers car park, Halswell Quarry Park, Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush. More ▶︎

Chalmers Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.4km away

Short climb from Lyttelton up onto the Port Hills. More ▶︎

Cedrics Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.4km away

Short walk near Sugarloaf in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Mitchells Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.4km away

Short walk near Sugarloaf in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Bowenvale Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.4km away

Short walk in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Bowenvale Track

Track • Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 7.4km away

Short walk in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Bridle Path

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 7.5km away

The historic route used by the Canterbury settlers travelling between Lyttelton and Christchurch. More ▶︎

Gilpins Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.6km away

Short walk near Sugarloaf in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Sign of the Kiwi to Rapaki Rock

GPX file • Distance: 7.6km away

Short section past Sugarloaf and Mount Vernon. More ▶︎

Rapaki Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.7km away

Wide shared-use track from Rapaki Road in Hillsborough up to the Summit Road on the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Harry Ell Walkway

GPX file • Distance: 7.7km away

Short walk in Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Valley Track, Mount Vernon Park

GPX file • Distance: 7.7km away

Paralleling the well-known Rapaki Track, this track leads up the valley floor. The first section to a lunch shelter is ... More ▶︎

Anne's Falls, Omahu Bush

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

Perhaps the best waterfall in the best pocket of bush in Christchurch's Port Hills. More ▶︎

Huntsbury Track

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 7.8km away

Short walk along a legal road on the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Huntsbury Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.8km away

Short walk on the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Mount Vernon

GPX file • Distance: 7.9km away

Short grassy climb from the Summit Road to Mount Vernon (462m). Spectacular 360 degree views from the summit. More ▶︎

Latters Spur Track

GPX file • Distance: 7.9km away

Short walk in Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Christchurch 360 Trail: Godley Cliffs section

GPX file • Distance: 8.0km away

Section of the Christchurch 360 Trail, starting at the car park east of Mount Cavendish, Summit Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch. More ▶︎

Mount Pleasant / Tauhinukorokio

GPX file • Distance: 8.1km away

Short walk to the trig on Mount Pleasant / Tauhinukorokio (499m). More ▶︎

Eastside Bush Track

GPX file • Distance: 8.1km away

Sidle between Victoria Park and the Bowenvale Valley. More ▶︎

Pegasus Bay

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

Christchurch and Pegasus Bay from the Crater Rim Walkway, near the Mt Pleasant Bluffs. More ▶︎

Captain Thomas Track

GPX file • Distance: 8.1km away

Easy climb from Sumner up to the Christchurch Summit Road. More ▶︎

Godley Head Walkway

GPX file • Distance: 8.1km away

Godley Head Walkway More ▶︎

Memorial, Rapaki Track

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

This pole is a memorial to David Mason, and one of two, marking the sites where two boys died in ... More ▶︎

Jollies Bush

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 8.3km away

A pleasant loop through a pocket of forest above Sumner. More ▶︎

Lamar Track

GPX file • Distance: 8.3km away

A short easy-access loop on Mount Vernon in the Christchurch Port Hills. More ▶︎

Farm Track, Mount Vernon Park

GPX file • Distance: 8.3km away

Climb a grassy spur beneath Mount Vernon. More ▶︎

Lamar Track

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

A short, easy-access loop on Christchurch's Port Hills, with extravagant views. More ▶︎

Eastside Bush Track alternate exit

GPX file • Distance: 8.9km away

Lower exit onto the Bowenvale Valley. More ▶︎

Waterfall Track, Sumner

GPX file • Distance: 8.9km away

Short connector track, with no waterfall. More ▶︎

Scarborough Bluffs to Taylors Mistake

GPX file • Distance: 9.0km away

Short walk from the valley behind Sumner in Christchurch. More ▶︎

Eastenders Track

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 9.0km away

A short Christchurch walk: climb from Barnett Park up to the Summit Road on the Port Hills. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Breeze Col to Livingstone Col

GPX file • Distance: 9.1km away

Second section of the Crater Rim Walkway. More ▶︎

Tawhairaunui Trail

GPX file • Distance: 9.1km away

Short walk at Victoria Park, designed to be wheelchair accessible, and also suitable for strollers. Several seats and picnic tables ... More ▶︎

Kennedys Bush Track

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

If you like gorse, you'll love this track. More ▶︎

Marette Taylor Track

GPX file • Distance: 9.6km away

Short walk in Mount Vernon Farm Park, Christchurch. More ▶︎

Valley Track, Mount Vernon Park

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

The shelter is just 15 minutes from the car park. More ▶︎

Crater Rim Walkway: Godley Head to Breeze Col

GPX file • Distance: 9.8km away

First section of the Crater Rim Walkway. More ▶︎

Godley Head Walkway

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 9.8km away

A popular coastal walk with sea cliffs and historic military buildings. More ▶︎

Barnett Park Walkway

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 10.0km away

A popular Christchurch walk up a narrow valley to a volcanic cave. More ▶︎