Banks Peninsula Walks
This site lists all the walking and tramping tracks on beautiful Banks Peninsula near Christchurch, New Zealand.
You can Search for a walk, or flick through our Maps, to find a walk that matches your requirements. Then download or purchase the brochure listed to give you the more detailed information you will need to find and follow your chosen route.
Red tracks are walks, orange tracks are harder tramps/hikes.
Brought to you by Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust.
TRACK CLOSURES:
Due to the February weather event some tracks on Banks Peninsula are unsafe and are CLOSED:
Okuti Track, Faulkner Track between Packhorse Hut and Te Ahu Pātiki conservation park, Monument South (Kaituna Valley to Te Ara Pātaka)
Due to lambing 8 August to 15 October 2026 these tracks are also CLOSED:
Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway Lambing Closures 2026
Several tracks are closed for lambing from 8 August – 15 October 2025
- Diamond Harbour to Mt Herbert (Mt Herbert Walkway)
- Monument Track (North) from Purau Saddle
- Summit Link Track (short cut between summit of Little Mt Herbert and Monument North Track)
- All other Orton Bradley Tracks (19 August – 10 October)
Te Ara Pātaka will remain open during the lambing period from Gebbies Pass to Hilltop and via Orton Bradley Valley Track.
Happy Walking!