https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2018/01/07/guest-post-biking-to-the-boundary-waimakariri-river-regional-park-pt-1/ Regular people riding bicycles Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:56:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2018/01/07/guest-post-biking-to-the-boundary-waimakariri-river-regional-park-pt-1/#comment-5935 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:08:45 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=17188#comment-5935 I agree Cyclo, for such a great recreational area access to McLeans Forest Park is pretty dismal for biking unless 8.00am on a Sunday Morning. QEII Drive walking/cycling path needs a bit more love also .

]]> https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2018/01/07/guest-post-biking-to-the-boundary-waimakariri-river-regional-park-pt-1/#comment-5914 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 01:30:07 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=17188#comment-5914 Thanks for posting Robert! The Harewood underpass is great and I love the cycle path along Johns Rd. I think it is an enormous shame that the McLeans Island cycle track has not been completed all the way to McLeans Forest Park as this is such popular destination for cyclists. There is a section that is really busy with (heavy) motor traffic coming from/go to Pound Rd and and it would great if there would be an off the road cycle path so people feel safer biking to Mcleans Island Forest. The separated cycle path along McLeans Island does not get much love from the council. The path is overgrown by bushes which makes it hard to see oncoming cycle traffic. There are weeds on the path and lots of gravel near the air traffic viewing area and in the corner near Isaac Construction. I let the council know more than a month ago (and send them some pictures of the state of the path) but they do not seem to be interested in maintaining this path. I do not think I have a come across a cycle path that is in a worse shape than the McLeans Island path. There is no point in building new cycleways if there are no resources to maintain existing ones…

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