Mount Pleasant Track
Christchurch · Canterbury · Out & Back
The dog rule shown here is resolved against the council zone this walk sits in. Route details come from licensed public walk data. Christchurch City Council’s own wording: “Dog Control Policy and Bylaw 2025, Mt Pleasant Reserve (leashed): "Dogs must be on a leash to protect animals grazing"”. Evidence: a hand-checked correction against the authority. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Keep them on the lead, watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Mount Pleasant Track
This moderate-length track follows 2.4 km as an out-and-back, near Christchurch in Canterbury.
The track climbs through Mt Pleasant Reserve, which Christchurch City Council maps as a leashed area under the Dog Control Policy and Bylaw 2025: dogs must be on a leash to protect animals grazing. Expect stock on the tussock hillside either side of the track, keep the lead on from the road end to the top, and give the sheep their room on the rocky steps near the summit.
Graded moderate, it climbs about 93 m overall, pitching up to 15 % at its steepest, and takes about 0.5–1 hr to walk.
Along the way there are big views, wildflowers, and wildlife. Dogs are allowed here, on the lead. Walkers rate it 4.6 / 5 across 99 reviews.
