Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A very easy wheelchair accessible 25 minutes 1.1 km return walk to a beautiful kettle lake.
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Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
This wheelchair-accessible walk winds through lush rainforest to Peters Pool - a beautiful reflective "kettle" lake created around the year 1800 by a large chunk of ice which became separated from the glacier.

Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
The track leads gently downhill.

Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Peters Pool, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

PETER'S POOL - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Peter's Pool is named after a nine year old boy who camped here with his mum in 1894.