Kaitoke Hot Springs
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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
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 36.22221° S, 175.43172° E
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About this place
Kaitoke Hot Springs are free natural pools in a stream on Aotea Great Barrier Island, at the end of a mostly flat walk of about 45 minutes. The water is untreated and smells of sulphur. Dogs are not allowed.
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Kaiaraara Hut
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Harataonga Campsite
Standard • Auckland • 7.1 km
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Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Shower - cold
Walks nearby

Kaitoke Hot Springs Track
Easiest • 1 hr one way • 0.58 km away

Tramline Track
Advanced • 6 hr • 8 km • 2 km away

Whangaparapara: Te Ahumata Track
Advanced • 1 hr • 2.41 km away

Peach Tree Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata)
Advanced • 4 hr one way • 2.46 km away

Whangaparapara: Tramline and Withey Tracks
Advanced • Various: 1 - 6 hr one way • 3.48 km away
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