COASTAL AND VILLAGE LOOP WALKS DIAMOND HARBOUR Soak up sun and views like a local on these lovely loops Choose Your Diamond Harbour Walk Little Mt. Herbert Mt. Herbert/ Te Ahu Patiki Mt. Herbert Monument/ Shelter Mt Evans Te Pohue/ Te Heru o Kahukura Mt. Bradley Sign of the Packhorse Hut Te Ara Pa¯taka Mt Herbert Walkway To Gebbies Pass Road Big Rock Orton Bradley Park Lyttelton Harbour coastal road Purau Summer Ave Café Bayview Rd Purau 2 Bayview Rd 4 5 Orton Bradley Park Hunters Marine Gully Rd Entrance Drive Lyttelton Harbour Village 3 Coast Road Centre Charteris Bay Charteris Bay Yacht Club 1 On the Spot Church Bay Shop Diamond Harbour Beach Black Point Stoddart Point Wharf 4 Access Diamond Harbour on Ferry from Lyttelton Paua-o-hine-kotau Head Key to walks Safety is your responsibility 5 Onward to Orton Bradley – Continue for another 2kms to reach Orton Bradley Park with many more walks and a summer Plan, prepare and equip yourself well. Explore Stoddart Point – Easy ½ hour stroll around the 1 café and camping. Return the way you came, or keen trampers can cliff track and visiting heritage sites. Call at the cafes or picnic Tracks slippery after rain – sturdy footwear and walking sticks recommended. make a return via the Mt Herbert Summit with an overnight stay. - part way through. Cliffs and other hazards – keep children under O tamahuasupervision. / Quail Island Connecting tracks – Te Ara Pa-taka tramping network and Weather can change quickly – check the forecast before departure. Purau loops – Walk around the cliffs to beautiful Purau Bay 2 Orton Bradley Park tracks not included in this brochure. Obtain with three different options for the return. Coastal areas colder than village – take layered clothing. separate brochures if you plan to walk these tracks. Limited food and water available – always take water 3 Pete’s Path – A loop taking in a lovely bush reserve, the fantastic School track used by Diamond Harbour children and High fire danger – absolutely no fires to be lit anywhere. returning via the coastal cliffs. Admire what a local can achieve. Crossing and walking along roads – all walks involve road crossing and short sections along roads. Keep sharp ears and eyes out for vehicles, dogs on leads 4 Cliff Track to Charteris Bay – A stunning ½ day walk and hold childrens hands. The main road is busy with limited visibility. along the coast, stopping at beaches and with an optional loop Look for the best place to cross. Keep to the footpath or verge when walking return on a quiet back road. Pack a picnic. alongside roads. Explore Diamond Harbour and Bays Stoddart Point Purau Ave 6 Explore the coast and relaxed seaside village of Diamond Harbour e Marine Driv 1 and its neighbouring bays on foot like a local. Looking for something 4 ve A 5 pa that will last sculpture ipa The above map shows the Diamond Harbour settlement stretching 1 Wa 2 7 along the southern side of Lyttelton Harbour below the stunning Historic Weir backdrop of hills. The walks in this brochure link tracks along 3 Memorial Gardens 2 the coast with bush reserves and some quiet roads to create 2 9 8 4 loops within the settlement area. You will need to obtain separate Stoddart Cottage 3 W h a r brochures to follow the grey tracks and extend your adventures up f 5 Rugby Club/Library/ R o the hills. a Community Hall d All walks in this brochure start and end 6 Playground/ at the Diamond Harbour wharf. For an Snowdrop Cottage 10 adventure from Christchurch why not come 2 7 Preserved café over on the ferry? If you do come by car, 8 park at Stoddart Point. Dark Star café Wharf Upper car park 1 9 Be aware that all walks in Diamond Godley House site Domain car park Harbour have been built by locals for locals 10 and toilets 1 and need a moderate level of mobility and Brick Sculpture fitness. Tracks can be slippery after rain, so wear stout shoes or boots and bring 1 your tramping pole. Diamond Harbour is Enjoy Stoddart Point Sculpture at top of Wharf Steps. extremely sunny, making it a great place for EXPLORE STODDART POINT Stoddart Point is the focal point of the Diamond Harbour. Its winter walking, but don’t forget your sunscreen. Walk round the outer cliff of Stoddart sunny location and many points of interest make it a pleasant Point for great views and then potter place to relax. Tracks are not suitable for mountain bikes, but most do permit Dogs on past features of interest within the leads Original settler Mark Stoddart saw what a lovely spot it was dogs. Ensure you take a leash and a doggy bag. Dogs do need to reserve. Allow extra time for picnic or and built Stoddart Cottage as the first home for his family 2k, ½ hour loop be leashed on beaches in summer. café stop. here. He planted the area with eucalyptus trees that thrived in Use the map and key on this page to choose a route that is suitable Directions: Start on the Coastal Cliff the warm sun. Most of Stoddart Point is now a reserve. for your ability, the weather conditions on the day and prepare Track. To get there from the Wharf walk up the steps. From the using the track information and safety notes in this brochure. Domain car park take the sealed footpath signposted Wharf. Once on the Coastal Cliff Track walk in an easterly direction Reward yourself with a coffee or meal at the end of your walk at (signposted to Purau). Shortly after rounding the headland you one of the café’s in the Diamond Harbour village or in the summer encounter a bench dedicated to Tanja Gržeta, with a lovely view at Orton Bradley Park. Happy walking! to Ripapa Island and the harbour entrance beyond. Shortly after Walk on formed track. Easy tramping on formed, the track reaches a T junction where you turn left. Then after Some up and down. signposted track. crossing a little gully turn right up a short track leading through Wear walking shoes. Wear walking shoes or tramping boots. the pines to the Reserve road. Well formed track, easy Medium grade mountain flat walking. biking. Shared use with Walk up this little road and turn right when it reaches Purau walkers. Ave. Walk on the verge for about 10m and then turn right onto a little track beside a power pole to reach Stoddart cottage. Rest Tramping on mostly Dogs permitted on leads. Stoddart Cottage by Margaret Stoddart unformed track. Dogs are allowed under awhile before walking behind the Community Hall/Rugby Club Prolonged up and down effective control on the and along the road to the Village centre and then make your Stoddart Cottage is open weekends and public holidays hill. Boots recommended. Coastal Cliff track, but must from 10:00am to 4:00pm and often hosts art exhibitions. way back to the start via the Godley House site. Dogs prohibited. be on leads along roads and Visit www.stoddartcottage.nz for details. on beaches in summer. 2 3 PURAU LOOPS Monument to Nohomutu PETE’S PATH The reserve across the road from Purau beach is graced Walk round the outer cliff of Stoddart with a monument in remembrance of Tiemi Nohomutu, Walk through bush to the track built for local Point all the way to Purau beach. Head the chief of Lyttelton Harbour area who died in year 1850. school children to walk to school. Return via back on an old stock route with three Please refrain from eating here or in the little reserve behind quiet streets, the Coastal Cliff track and a different return options. (see main map on in respect of the dead who lie here. 2.8km 1 hour whimsical memorial garden. 4.5km to 6km or 2 to page 4 and Purau itself at right) 3 hours, depending on Directions: Head up the road from the wharf, loop chosen. Directions: Start on Coastal Cliff Track. or shortcut across from the Domain carpark to the Mt Herbert To get there from the Wharf walk up the Purau uri L Walkway. Take Mt Herbert Walkway from the Wharf road down to ut a Dogs under effective it n steps. From the Domain car park take a e the beach. Turn left before the end of the beach and follow the Mt W control on tracks, leads the sealed footpath signposted Wharf. Herbert Walkway up the gully. Cross Marine Drive with care, turn on roads Once on the Coastal Cliff Track walk right along the footpath for about 20m and then turn left up the Mt in an easterly direction ( signposted Track rough in parts Herbert Walkway again. to Purau). Shortly after rounding the Purau headland you encounter a bench The large eucalyptus a short way up this track was planted by dedicated to Tanja Gržeta, with a lovely view to Ripapa island P early settler Mark Stoddart. u r and the harbour entrance beyond. Stay on the cliff track. Do not a u When you reach a junction with a well-made track, turn right down turns off to Stoddart Point. Soon you reach another memorial A 2 v to a small bridge across the stream and up the stone steps on bench. Now you are on the east side of the Point with even better e views. Stay on the cliff track and do not take private tracks to the other side. You are now on the School track, connecting the homes or jetties.