Packhorse Hut forms part of the rest-house network. Photo: Gareth Meyer

A day on the crater rim

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Chris Williams

Chris is a former senior staff writer for UK hiking magazine Trail and associated website Live for the Outdoors.

By Chris Williams

The bones of this route owe their existence to the vision of one of Christchurch’s pioneering Pākehā settlers. We tackle Lyttelton Harbour's crater rim track network in a lengthy day walk.

Listen to this story: Christchurch is not often considered the site of one of the nation’s geological wonders. It lies on a flat river delta, on plains that sprawl west and south and a vast coastline that arches north. But turn south-east and you will see the Port Hills rising steeply above the city, the […]

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Chris Williams

Chris Williams is a contributor to Wilderness. He was previously stationed in England as a senior staff writer for Trail and associated website Live for the Outdoors. Chris has a particular interest in outdoor gear and has spent the past few years testing and reviewing dozens of brands of tramping hardware. His favourite types of tramping trips are intense day hikes and overnighters.