My mission was to find the hidden hot pool in the Morgan Gorge, which has always been in the back of my mind after seeing it in Wilderness Magazine when first arriving in New Zealand. Before heading out I gathered as much information as I could from the web, after all these hotpools are hidden and would require a wee sense of adventure to reach them. To reach the Hotpool: Follow the DOC track at the end of Waitaha Road heading towards Kiwi Flat, after about 2 hours the track reaches a calm flat pool and heads up into the bush, this is the point you leave the track and limber up for your swim across to the other side...boy its fresh! Once on the otherside, boulder hop up the river eventually reaching the mouth of the Morgan Gorge, from here follow the side stream to find a faintly marked track up and around the gorge. Keep your eye out for markers, the track is very over grown. Once you reach the third stream/large obvious slip head down to the edge of the gorge where you will see and smell the hotpool. Carefully scramble down to access the lower tier of the gorge and enjoy the pool

Crew: Lee. 5-6 hour return. 7th February 2014