For Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, we've created a guide of some of Ōtautahis' best walks. The theme of MHAW this year is reconnecting and reconnecting with nature is a big part of mental and physical wellbeing. We encourage you to spend some time outside, breathing in the fresh air, noticing the world around you and moving your body. This guide is for you, so you can go for a walk when you need it.
Rapaki Track 7 km / 2 hours return. Start at the junction of Rapaki Road and Centaurus Road. Walk up Rapaki Road until you reach the signage for Rapaki Track. Learn more
Harry Ell Walkway 3 km / 45 mins one way. Learn more
Bridle Path 2.4 km / 1 hour one way. The trail starts in Heathcote at the car park between the Gondola and the Lyttelton tunnel portal. Learn more
Kennedys Bush Track 5.3 km / 1 hour one way. Start at Halswell Quarry or at the end of Kennedy’s Bush Road. Learn more
Crater Rim - Sign of The Bellbird 8 km / 3 hours return. Learn more
Godley Head Loop Track 8 km / 3 hour loop. Start at Taylors Mistake Carpark. Learn more
Governors Bay Foreshore Track 30 mins one way. This track starts beside the Govenors Bay jetty at the end of Jetty Road. Learn more
Lyttelton Coastal Path. Magazine Bay to Corsair Bay - 15 minutes one way), Corsair Bay to Cass Bay (20 minutes one way) Cass Bay to Pony Point Reserve (15 minutes one way) learn more
Dry Ridge Track. Found at Mt Vernon Farm park, it’s often used as an access track to other routes. Starting at the end of Hillsborough Terrace, walk to enjoy beautiful views of the Southern Alps and the city. From here you can turn back to the car park or connect with another track. Learn more
Styx Mill Conservation Reserve learn more
Hagley Park, beautiful any time of day, follow your feet. Learn more
