Circling a City: Journeys on the Christchurch 360 Trail

  Back on the Christchurch 360 Trail... In early May I completed my penultimate section of the Christchurch 360 Trail by walking from Spencer Park to Brooklands on the Brooklands Lagoon Walk. The Christchurch 360 Trail is a long distance route which circuits Christchurch using existing tracks, newly constructed walkways, roads and river embankments. It is about 130 kilometers in total.  Brooklands Lagoon at the Spencer Park end I covered most of the route of the Christchurch 360 between 1993 and the late 1990's when I used to do a lot of road and cross country MTB riding around Christchurch. Other sections have been covered in the course of my fitness walking or when I was going for urban walks with friends and family. Map: Brooklands Mouth, Christchurch 360 Trail  At that time the current route did not exist as it was a lot of separate tracks. I started working towards completion of the route when the Trail was officially opened about 10 years ago.  Christchurch 360: Spencer Park