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NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Christchurch > Redcliffs - Coastal Heritage Trail
Redcliffs - Coastal Heritage Trail
- Location
- Three sites – Moncks Bay, Shag Rock, and Sumner – are featured on this trail. Allow an extra 10 minutes to visit Moa-bone Point Cave.
- Description
Moncks Bay, Redcliffs
In this area you can visit several nationally important archaeological sites.
Shag Rock
At this striking entrance to the estuary you will find a panel featuring coastal resources important to Maori.
Sumner, Clifton Bay
The rivers feeding the estuary became the entry point for the first European arrivals.
Allow 30 minutes from Moncks Cave (Redcliffs) along the coastal path to Cave Rock in Sumner.
- Duration
- 0.4 hours
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Historical
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.ccc.govt.nz
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