Little River Rail Trail
Flat cycle and walking path on an old railway embankment above lakeside wetlands full of birds.
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This guide to the Little River Rail Trail near Christchurch stands you on the old railway embankment above Te Waihora, a vast, shallow lake held back from the Pacific by a bank of shingle. It follows the water itself, the Ngāi Tahu who managed it for generations, and the European settlers who wanted it managed very differently. Best heard with the lake in full view from the embankment.
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