Hot 'n' Cold (The Bridge)
Hot springWaikato
Geothermal water can carry amoebic meningitis. Keep your head above the water. Check access before you go: some springs are on private land.
- Cost
- Free
- Access
- Anyone
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 38.35591° S, 176.36432° E
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About this place
Hot 'n' Cold, also known as The Bridge, is a free spot under a bridge on Waiotapu Loop Road where a hot stream meets a cold one. The temperature changes from place to place, there are no facilities, and you should never go in when the stream is in flood.
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