Charlie, our Geodog, helped us place this as it is on one of his favourite running trails. The Heathtcote Towpath can be reached from Settlers Crescent. We had always wondered why it was called a Towpath - see below for the answer. If you started the track here and walked/ran on both sides of the estuary it is a 5km loop - and about 6-8 caches can be found along the way!
Some History: The English name for the river comes from Sir William Heathcote, secretary of the Canterbury Association. The Ōpāwaho Heathcote river was important for shipping in the 1850’s. At six to eight meters deep, the river was deeper than the Avon. There was enough water that boats sailed all the way up from the estuary up Ferry Road, carrying goods from Lyttleton. The sharp bends in the river and the wind from the hills and the swamp flats made navigating difficult and a towpath was created on both sides. Some of the bends and strong current made navigating the river tricky, so horses or bullocks were needed to tow the boats up the river as far as Richardson terrace.
You are looking for an 200ml sistema container. When placed it had a few tradeables, a log and a pencil.