This section of the Crater Rim Walkway has something for everyone - beautiful views, open tussock land, historic gun emplacements and even a refreshment stop.
Start | Bridle Path car park, Summit Road |
Finish | Rapaki Track car park, Summit Road |
Distance | 3.4km |
Time | 1.5 hours one way |
Dogs | Must be kept on a leash |
Description |
Starting from the car park at the top of the Bridle Path, head west towards the Rapaki Track, climbing uphill on the Lyttelton Harbour side of the crater rim before turning up towards Castle Rock and Tors Reserve. There are great views from here out across Lyttelton Harbour and all the bays. At this point, either continue around the slopes of Witch Hill Reserve and descend to where the path eventually joins with a MTB track and becomes shared use for a short distance. Exit onto Summit Road at the temporary road closure gate (closed to all non-essential vehicles and safe to walk/ride bikes). Finish at the car park approximately 50m further on or continue down into St Martins via the Rapaki Track. |
Ko Te Ahi a Tamatea he tĹŤtohu whenua e hÄngai ana ki te mahi a Tamatea PĹkai Whenua, i tĹŤ mai ia ki te tihi o te mauka, Ä, i tuku atu ia i te karakia ki tÄtahi tohunga nĹ Te Ika a MÄui, ki a Ngatoroirangi kia tuku mai ai ia he ahi mĹna hei whakamahana i tĹna tira kua mau i te ÄwhÄ.
Te Ahi a Tamatea (The Fire of Tamatea) is the MÄori name for the Giantâs Causeway. The name refers to when the famous explorer Tamatea-PĹkai-Whenua stood on the Port Hills and invoked a powerful incantation to a well-known tohunga in the North Island, who sent down hot volcanic ashes and fires to warm his travelling party who had been captured in a storm.