Mt Pleasant Shared Use Track : Christchurch City Council

Take in the spectacular 360-degree views on this scenic walk high on the Port Hills.

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Start	Cavendish Saddle, Summit Road, Port Hills
Finish	Mt Pleasant gun emplacements
Distance	890 metres
Time	20 minutes one way
Dogs	Must be kept on a leash
Description	If you start this walk from the Cavendish saddle there is parking at the layby. The start of the track is well signposted and gradually climbs through a rolling tussock landscape to a gravel road. Take the gravel road uphill to some radio masts on the top of Mt Pleasant. A short side trip to the trig offers superb 360-degree views over Christchurch and the Canterbury Plains and across to Mt Herbert and Kaitorete Spit. From the radio masts, the track follows a rocky ridge and weaves its way through tussock to end on a 4WD track near the Mt Pleasant gun emplacements. From here you can walk back the same way or continue along the Crater Rim Walkway.