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Avon-Otakaro River Trail
An exciting 12 kilometre transitional trail along the banks of the Ōtākaro Avon River will open in
stages from spring. Work to prepare the Avon Trail is underway and you will be able to walk, run or
cycle sections of the trail from Barbadoes Street to Pages Road in New Brighton from later this year.
The full trail is expected to open in early 2018.
Logo Design Competition
This is the winning logo, chosen from more than 50 competition entries. It was created by Woody Lee,
a recent Landscape Architecture graduate from Lincoln University. Woody is now Lead Designer and
Coordinator at Landscope DesignLab.
About the Trail
Avon-Ōtākaro Network is leading this project and community volunteers will help prepare some
sections of the trail.
Christchurch City Council contractors will prepare most of the trail at the same time as the upgrade of
the temporary stopbanks. The first section of work will start this month from Retreat Road/Avonside
Drive through to the Gayhurst Road Bridge.
The top of the stopbanks will be smoothed and a fine gravel surface added that will be suitable for a
wide range of uses.
It is expected the transitional trail will remain in use for at least two years, as the largest regeneration
opportunity in New Zealand’s history unfolds around it and opportunities for a permanent
connection from the city to the sea are explored.
Regenerate Christchurch has helped coordinate this work, while the Ministry of Social Development
has provided some funding.