A short run to fabulous blue pools of pure glacial water.
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Mar 20, 2025
Fairly easy walk from the car park. Sadly the suspension bridge is currently closed for repairs. We did get to follow a smaller track and go right down to the water’s edge. Amazing colour!Full review by 913lizziej
Feb 10, 2025
The bridge is closed so there is no access to the pools. The river at the bottom of the bridge is accessible and you can wade in the pool, however, biting sand fys so bring bug sprayFull review by DayTrip49463736424
Sep 18, 2024
Driving on Haast Pass and the Mount Aspiring National Park toward Wanaka, we stopped at the sign for the Blue Pools Track as we heard someone mentioning it was a nice spot. We hiked back to the spot…Full review by pkh213
Is this a good place to visit in July (Middle of winter) when I am travelling from Christchurch to Queenstown or is it only good in summer?
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If you are travelling via this road it is only a short walk and surely well worth the stop no matter what time of year. However, it would be quite a significant trip out from Queenstown if …
If you are travelling via this road it is only a short walk and surely well worth the stop no matter what time of year. However, it would be quite a significant trip out from Queenstown if you are otherwise not coming in via the West Coast.
I want to take my elderly Auntie on this walk..is there many steps, shes fine a flat surfaces
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From memory it's an easy walk with a good defined track, yes there are some steps. here are no steps after the swing bridge to the waters edge so your Auntie won't be able to go any …
From memory it's an easy walk with a good defined track, yes there are some steps. here are no steps after the swing bridge to the waters edge so your Auntie won't be able to go any further. but the view from there is worth the walk. Might be best if you did the walk first to check if it's suitable for your Auntie to do.
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