Awaroa Godley Head to Urumau Reserve

2½ one way

Godley Head is a fantastic starting point for the Head to Head Walkway offering views across the harbour to Banks Peninsula. Built in 1939 the WWII coastal defence battery site is ranked in the top ten New Zealand coastal defence heritage sites. Check the DOC website for more detailed information about the Godley Head site. From Godley Head car park, climb the Crater Rim Track on the Lyttelton side then sidle around under some steep bluffs above Breeze Bay before climbing again to wind above the cliffs to Livingston Col. Walk along the ridge before dropping down beside a stock fence for about 1 km to meet the Summit Road at a cattle stop just above Evans Pass. Walk down the Summit Road, crossing Evans Pass to pick up the Crater Rim again off Summit Road about 50 metres downhill. Pass through Buckleys Bay Scenic Reserve before reaching the junction with Urumau Reserve Track (currently not signposted). If you hit Chalmers Track you have missed this junction. Click HERE to view the Christchurch City Councils interactive map.