Blue Spring and our Springwater Logo

If you think the Springwater Country Estate Logo is reminiscent of something, as with all Bartells Village logos, it references an aspect of our local landscape, in this case the famous Blue Spring, with the lush green banks of the Waihou River bank and the blue of the river represented.

As the name hints, the water in the Waihou River rises up from a spring below the ground. Before reaching the surface, it passes through a natural underground aquifer taking between 50 – 100 years. And as a result, the water at the springs is incredibly clear, having filtered out any impurities on the way. The water is so pure it’s bottled and sold and supplies around 60% of New Zealand’s bottled water.

The temperature in the spring sits at a constant 11 degrees Celsius year round. It flows along the Waihou River from the Blue Springs at a rate of approximately 42 cubic metres per minute. That’s enough water to fill a 6 lane, 23 metre swimming pool in only 12 minutes!

The walk to the Blue Spring along the Te Waihou Walkway is an easy 4.7km (one way) trail that takes around 3 hours there and back, but if you want a very short walk - 15 minutes each way - then park the car in the car park down Leslie Road.