Around 100 people turned up to the Redwoods on Saturday to see the new Redwood Treewalk attraction blessed by Ngati Whakaue Mana Whenua.
The Redwoods Treewalk is a 553m walk consisting of 21 suspension bridges sited between 22 Californian coastal redwoods. Located within the main Redwood Grove and starting outside the Redwoods Visitor Centre, the height of the treewalk bridges vary from 6m to 12m off the ground.
The project was started by entrepreneur Alex Schmid who has been working on the treewalk for the past six years.
"I have done something similar to this in Germany," he told the Rotorua Daily Post yesterday. "I am very happy with it. It fits well within the forest and I have had really good feedback," Mr Schmid said.
Mayor Steve Chadwick said this eco-tourism attraction is an exciting initiative for Rotorua.