Category: Walking Tracks
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Brooklands Lagoon Walk
I went on a walk today on the Brooklands Lagoon Walk – which starts just opposite Spencer Park. Just before the start of the walk there is a little farm yard with chickens and peacocks. Lots of horses around too. A great day for a walk – nice and sunny and quite warm for May.
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Rapaki Track on a Hot Afternoon
Late this afternoon I did the Rapaki Track. It was a warm one today – and the sun sure beats down on you when you do this walk. Always best to wear a hat, sunnies, and lots of sunscreen. Oh and take water. The view from the top makes the long walk up worthwhile though.…
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A long walk into The First Few Shops – Woolston Pop Up Shops
A collection of my photos from my 4km return walk into Woolston from Ferrymead today. I went to the First Few Shops pop-up shipping container shops at the back of Cassels bar. These are the shops that will eventually go into The Tannery shopping arcade. Along the way I saw lots of interesting things, including…
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The Rapaki Track Collage
What a glorious day today – the weather felt like Summer. A great day to go and do the Rapaki Track.
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Hopkins Valley and Huxley Valley Tracks, Lake Ohau
Bruce and I ventured into the Hopkins Valley and then the Huxley Valley today. This is a tramping track at the end of Lake Ohau. It was a beautiful day again, and the landscape was spectacular. I also was particularly happy to see how close the birds were coming up to us. The bird is…
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Banks Peninsula Track
For the last few days I have been walking the Banks Peninsula Track (starting and ending in Akaroa). It has been a wonderful experience, the landscape is so beautiful and varied and the accommodation is so quirky and fun. I highly recommend you put it on your bucket list of things to do. Here are…
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Back to the Rapaki Track
I used to go up the Rapaki track quite a lot. It’s a long walk and a slow gradual climb (til you get to the end and it gets a bit steeper). But the location is stunning and the final view down into the harbour is wonderful, so it’s well worth the effort. The track…
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A walk up Mt Herbert
I don’t normally put myself in my photos! But for this one I thought why the heck not. It’s been a goal of mine to get fit enough (and light enough) to climb to the top of Mt Herbert which is 919m high. Today I achieved that goal. My partner and I climbed up the…
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Heathcote Towpath Walk
This is the walkway that runs along Ferry Road and the Heathcote River at Ferrymead. As you can see it has some rather large cracks in it thanks to our series of earthquakes. There is a sign up saying the track is closed, but I see plenty of people are still walking and cycling through…
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Spencer Beach Walk
This afternoon we went for a walk that starts by the Spencer beach surf life saving club and winds its way through sand dunes, pine trees and open areas to end up at the Waimakariri river mouth. It’s about 5km both ways.
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Harry Ell Walkway, Victoria Park
We had another stunning day today and I really wanted to get out for a good walk. Many of my favourite walking spots in the hills are now closed as they are too dangerous due to potential rock fall hazards from boulders that have been destabilised due to the earthquakes. But luckily the walks around…
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Packhorse Hut Walk and Views, Gebbies Pass
This is the historic Packhorse hut, which my partner and I walked to this afternoon. It took us about 2 hours to get up to the top. It’s quite steep in places, but is generally a slow gradual climb. If you are not stopping to take photos all the time you could probably do it…
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