The pool is 1.5 metres long by 1 metre wide and would be deep enough to sit it. There was some hot water and some cold water and when mixed would have been warm at best. It wasn’t inviting enough for me to try out. A previous tramper in January 2011 wrote in the hut book that they had tried it out and enjoyed it. There has only been 3-4 parties through the area in the 3 months since then, so it doesn’t see much traffic. [Simon Robinson]
Kokatahi Hot Pool
In Nature
Description
Directions
Pool is on the true left of the upper Kokatahi about 1km (30 minutes) downstream from the swingbridge leading to the old Top Kokatahi Hut Site (hut was moved upstream in 2008). It is midway between Crawford Junction & Top Kokatahi Huts. It is about 5 metres from the river bank and is marked with some plastic bags tied in the scrub. There is a definite smell of sulphur in the air./n
Access is either:/n
1. Upper the Toaroha and over Zit Saddle – 1.5 days tramp/n
2. Up the lower Kokatahi – track in a very bad way – at least 2 days tramp/n
3. Up the Styx, over Lathrop Saddle, down the Crawford & up the Kokatahi – 2 days tramp/n
Grid reference is 653015 on the old 260 series maps – J33 Kaniere [Simon Robinson]
Interactive Map
Bather Reviews
The location is as Simon has described. I GPS’d the hotest water flow next to the river & here are the coordinates for GPS or the latest Topo50 maps. NZTM2000 E1455340 N5239905. The pool in the scrub is about 10m downstream from here & 5m into the scrub from the river edge. I marked both places with orange cruise tape…
Trevor Kaniere -
NZ
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