Hurunui River
- Location
- Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
The Hurunui River thermal springs in the Hurunui district of New Zealand's South Island Canterbury region are natural sulphurous hot springs accessible via a hiking track through the Hurunui river valley in the foothills of the Southern Alps, offering backcountry hot spring bathing in a pristine subalpine environment. The track, passing through native beech forest and open river flats with views of the snowcapped Canterbury Alps, is a popular day and overnight tramping route from the Lewis Pass road. The Hurunui district's exceptional fly-fishing rivers, the Lewis Pass alpine environment, and the broad Canterbury high country of open tussock grassland and schist rock provide a quintessential South Island New Zealand natural setting.