Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal pathway is a 6.5km shared-use path that connects the communities between Ferrymead Bridge and Sumner along the Estuary.

Local residents have dreamed of building a pathway along the estuary for 50 years, but planning began in earnest after the 2011 earthquake damaged sections of the road linking Ferrymead to Sumner. Construction of the first section started in 2012.