Bridle Path

The Bridle Path is a steep track that traverses the northern rim of the Lyttelton volcano connecting the town of Christchurch and the port of Lyttelton in the South Island of New Zealand. It was constructed in 1850 as a bridle route for riding or main horses as is inferred in the call, and became used by the early European settlers as a path from the port to new settlements at the northern aspect of the Port Hills. Although very steep, it was the most effective approach of traversing the hills until Summit Road over Evans Pass changed into finished in 1857. Originally, the street over Evans Pass changed into to be finished by the point the primary settlers arrived but the Canterbury.

Association ran out of cash, John Robert Godley had the work stopped, and had a tough Bridle Path reduce as a substitute. The song ascends from the port itself to a top of 350 metres 1,150 toes earlier than descending again through Heathcote Valley to Christchurch. It stays famous these days as a walking and mountain cycling course. The music is a prison road and use by using trail motorcycles is felony but seemed as a nuisance. There have been attempts to alternate the legal reputation from avenue to park since the Seventies.