Blue Spring Te Waihou Walkway

The Te Waihou Walkway and Blue Spring is located in South Waikato near Putaruru, sort of halfway between Hamilton and Rotorua. the walk is roughly 5km (3 hour) return. The Blue Spring is internationally acclaimed for its pure water and it supplies approx 70% of New Zealand’s bottled water. The water takes around 100 years to filter through from the Mamaku Plateau, due to this the water has a high optical purity, it has a blue colour whilst being virtually clear. Pure water is intrinsically blue in hue bec