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C360c Dunes Wetlands

Local route16 km · 10 miBest Aug–Jun

Next nearby hike: C360d Brooklands Mouth 1.8 mi · 3.0 kmExplore Canterbury →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Aug–Jun · highs 10–20 °C (50–68 °F)

  1. J20°14°43
  2. F20°14°49
  3. M18°12°51
  4. A16°10°52
  5. M13°8°63
  6. J10°5°65
  7. J9°4°77
  8. A10°5°74
  9. S12°7°45
  10. O14°8°55
  11. N16°10°51
  12. D18°12°51

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The route includes the Burwood Red Zone, the wonderful Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park, Bottle Lake Forest, and coastal dunes. About 6 to 7 hours. Queenspark entrance into Bottle Lake Forest is a useful place to break the leg in two.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
6.3 km NE of Belfast (Christchurch City, Canterbury) · GeoNames
Part of
C360 - Christchurch 360 Trail (regional route)
Best months
Aug–Jun
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
C360c
Operator (OSM)
Christchurch 360 Trail
From / to
Avon River at Pages Road → Spencer Beach Holiday Park.
Route centre
-43.4687, 172.7025
Route start
-43.4282, 172.7049
OpenStreetMap
relation 13392575
Official info
christchurch360trail.org.nz/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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