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Christchurch 360 Trail
The Christchurch 360 Trail is a Long-distance_trail, walking trail, approximately long, encircling the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The Trail is made up of a number of existing walkway, walkways (in the New Zealand sense of the word), 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 (the name 360 Trail refers to 360 degrees of a circle), 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, New Zealand , 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 Brookland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlesworth Reserve
Charlesworth Wetland Reserve is a public conservation reserve in the Avon Heathcote Estuary, estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers / Ihutai in Christchurch, New Zealand. Geography Charlesworth Reserve covers 20 hectares of land on the south-western edge of the Avon Heathcote Estuary in eastern Christchurch, New Zealand. To the north are the oxidation ponds of the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant, wastewater treatment plant in Bromley, New Zealand, Bromley, and to the south is the suburb of Ferrymead. The reserve is bordered by Humphreys Drive (a continuation of Linwood Ave) and by Charlesworth Street to the west. About half the reserve is estuarine mudflats draining into the Avon Heathcote Estuary, and half is replanted shrubs and trees creating saltmarsh, coastal shrubland, and patches of forest. History Captain William Charlesworth (sometimes Charlsworth, 1824–1875) arrived in New Zealand in the 1850s and was involved in purchasing land to build the Ferrymea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
