Ōtukaikino walk
Alert/Important notice
Ōtukaikino is now open.
Track category
Easy access short walk
Time:
30 min
Distance:
1.2 km
Description
Walkers on the boardwalk at Ōtukaikino
Reserve
Ōtukaikino is a 13 ha freshwater wetland reserve within Christchurch that is being restored as a living memorial.
The flat boardwalk track is suitable for strollers and wheelchairs. It loops around the wetland, with interpretation panels to view and pleasant places to sit along the way. As the boardwalk goes across ponds, young children must be supervised.
Ducks and pūkeko can be seen. As the wetland is a 'Wāi Tapu' site picnicking is allowed only in the paddock next to the car park, where there is also a toilet.
Getting there
Ōtukaikino wetland is in Christchurch city, in the northern suburb of Belfast. The entrance is off Main North Road, between Chaneys Corner and the Belfast end of the Northern Motorway.
Activities
Activities with children