Blue Pools Swinging Bridge - Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand
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denben
S 44° 09.694 E 169° 16.306
59G E 361816 N 5108729
Access to the Blue Pools swinging bridge is from the Blue Pools car park, off the Haast Highway (SH6) about 8 km from the township of Makarora on the West Coast of New Zealand.
Waymark Code: WMN9XD
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/27/2015
Views: 5
The Blue Pools swinging bridge spans approximately 40 metres across the Makarora river. We get there after walking about 10 minutes along the Blue Pools Forest Walk surrounded by beech/tawhero forest. After crossing the Makarora River via the bridge, a boardwalk leads to a viewing platform over the Blue Pools. The Blue Pools Forest Walk starts at the Blue Pools carpark and is 30 minutes return (1.5 km).
From an information board: These pools derive their name from the distinctive blue of the water. The blue colour is a result of light refraction on the clear, snow-fed, icy cold water. Large rainbow and brown trout can normally be seen swimming in the pools, especially during the autumn and winter months when they migrate up the Makarora River from Lake Wanaka to spawn.
Trailhead coordinates: S 44° 09.859 E 169° 16.593
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