Hiking trail
Blue Pools Track
29 locals recommend
Location
Blue Pools Track
Otago
Tips from locals
Good parking, easy walk, swing bridge over river. Feel free to swim but its very cold! Native forest.
An 1 - 2 hour drive to the Blue Pools. An easy 3km walk from carpark to the Blue Pools. Option to go for a swim if desired.
An easy walk that starts at the car park on State Highway 6 near Makarora just north of Muddy Creek and leads through silver beech/tahina to a swing-bridge overlooking the pools at the mouth of Blue River. Large brown and rainbow trout can often be seen feeding in the crystal clear bue pools.
40mins + travel - It’s a lovely drive up to Makarora, then an easy 20 mins walk each way from the car park to the Blue Pools. Definitely worth going on a sunny day so you get to see the amazing colours in the water. You can take a dip there, although it’s freezing! Sometimes there can be lots of sandflies, so repellant and long sleeves etc highly recommended.
40mins + travel - It’s a lovely drive up to Makarora, then an easy 20 mins walk each way from the car park to the Blue Pools. Definitely worth going on a sunny day so you get to see the amazing colours in the water. You can take a dip there, although it’s freezing! Sometimes there can be lots of san…