spring comes up through the
gravel to the side of the river
and it hot need to dig a pool [steve patrick, nz]
Amethyst Hot Springs, Lower Wanganui River
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Description
Directions
*Take the road on the North bank of the Wanganui River, there is a (at the moment Coca Cola) sign at the intersection.*Drive as far as possible (1.5kmish) to the locked gate / start of the Wanganui Valley track.
*Follow the obvious (and marked) track to rejoin the road (locked gate road). You MUST cross the bridge, ignore side tracks before the bridge.
*200m from the bridge on the corner there is an obvious track heading to the riverbed. Follow it, join the riverbed and head downstream perhaps 100 metres following the bank.*GPS coordinates, S43.16917 E170.62861*All up, a 15 minute 1km moderate / slow walk from carpark. [Andy, Hokitika NZ]
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Bather Reviews
We came after heavy rain, so pools totally under water. Could find where the water came up thanks to someone’s written instructions on rocks and arrows pointing the way. Maybe 25 minutes to walk there following the old 4wd track to a small river crossing and down a very slippy bank.
/10
DOC trail and most riverbank washed out, bridge removed so description is not right. GPS coordinates are good. 4wd track until you have to cross the creek (bridge removed), follow it downstream true left until you reach confluence with the river. There stay true right of the big river and boulder hop about 50m upstream. Cairns or gps coordinates help…
Pavel -
Czech
/10
18 Dec, 2021. 2km walk from Amethyst powerhouse on old road to washed out bridge. You will get wet crossing the creek, river crossing experience recommended. Didn’t make it to the pools (300m past creek), so can’t say if they are still there
Andy -
Hokitika, NZ
/10
As of 29/07/20 Hot spring now here: -43.167813,170.629063.
conal ryan -
/10
Visited the pools yesterday (28/11/18) and was not disappointed! There was one main pool, depth just below the knee and a good temperature. Some other pools have been dug, but there was no water in them. Rating would be 10, but the sand flies do make it hard to relax completely. Since visiting these pools 2 and a half years…
Michael -
Christchurch
/10
Tried to find these pools despite 4 years old reviews but no luck. No signs of the pools or the big pool. Could someone prove me wrong?
Boris -
Slovakia
/10
The map is wrong is showing Wanganui northland is on west coast south island
Steve patrick -
Tapanui 9522
/10
We visited the pools yesterday (26 Dec 2014). We drove to the end of the road, it’s a little bumpy but ok for a car or van. We followed the track and used the GPS co-ordinates listed here (thanks). The small pools were nice and hot but very small. We only sat on the bank with our feet in the…
Darran - Rolleston -
New Zealand
/10
There is no more construction site there. But there is still a Coca Cola sign at the junction. Park you car at the power station if it\’s not 4wd. We swom in the great pool below the slip mentioned in the previous review. Just 5-7 minutes walk, very easy to find, great for naked swimming. Upper end of the pool…
Alexey -
Germany
/10
I went yesterday to find the pools (10th July) and found a small pool at the site specified above which was big enough for two people when lying down however if you take a shovel you could fit more. However, on walking back to car, right below where we were walking we noticed steam, went to explore and found a…
Justine -
Christchurch
/10