Te Waikoropupū Springs Walk

DOC track · Nelson/Tasman

Te Waikoropupū Springs Walk is a 1.0 km DOC walk in Nelson/Tasman with 5 m of climbing and a high point of 28 m.

Te Waikoropupū Springs Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

View New Zealand's largest freshwater springs and the largest cold water springs in the southern hemisphere, with some of the clearest water ever measured.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.0 km
Time (DOC)45 min loop
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeShort Walk(disabled)
Elevation gain5 m
Elevation loss7 m
Highest point28 m
Lowest point20 m
RegionNelson/Tasman
Start-40.84803, 172.77054
End-40.84794, 172.76852

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Te Waikoropupū Springs WalkElevation from 20 m to 27 m over 1.03 km.20 m22 m24 m26 m28 m0 km0.2 km0.4 km0.6 km0.8 km1 km
Elevation from 20 m to 27 m over 1.03 km.

GPX file

Download the Te Waikoropupū Springs Walk GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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