Kawarau Suspension Bridge

Historic bridge part of the Gibbston Valley trail

Wonderful to be able to walk or bike over this beautiful bridge which is on the Gibbston Valley Trail. Great views, including watching bungee jumpers

Excellent views

The bridge, famed by the highly acclaimed Hollywood movie, Lord of the Rings, provides excellent view of the river and the long bridge over it. It is the site for Bungy jumping and we saw scores of y...

Great landscape views from the bridge

The 120-metre long bridge is famed in part for being in the Lord of the Rings. It was designed about 1880, and one of the first of its design and wind-resistant characteristics.

Lovely to stop in

Great spot to stop and watch a few crazy people jump off the bridge! Love that part of the proceeds of the nearby bungee jump place keep the suspension bridge in action. Beautiful spot.

Bridge is beautiful though I did not bungy jump

But I did join plenty of people on a viewing platform to jump. The wait to jump appears to be pretty long, enough so that they cut off reservations for jumps long before closing time. Seems like the...