Northern Cycleway is a tourist attraction in Belfast, at the northern edge of Christchurch in Canterbury, and holds a perfect 5.0 Google rating from one review. As a cycle route, it is less a destination with a gate than a path to ride or walk at your leisure.
Cycleways like this are among the simplest ways to get to know a place: no tickets, no opening hours, just the neighbourhood seen at handlebar height. Christchurch's famously flat terrain keeps riding easygoing, though New Zealand law requires a helmet, so bring or hire one before setting out. Locals tend to ride early or late to share paths comfortably with walkers, and a café stop en route is a good way to pace the trip. It also pays to check the wind — a nor'wester on the Canterbury Plains can make the return leg honest work.
For anyone staying north of the city centre, the Northern Cycleway is an easy, unhurried way to see Belfast and the surrounding plain on two wheels.