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The Lookout Track

Time:   1 hr
Distance:   2.5 km 

Getting there

The Lookout Track is located at the southern end of the Waipoua Forest Conservation Estate.  Trampers can access the track at two points off State Highway 12, either the Waipoua Visitor Centre or the Lookout point. You may prefer to start from the Lookout due to the downhill slope.The Lookout track meanders through kauri, hardwood and podocarp forest to a lookout building that provides commanding views over the Waipoua Forest Conservation Estate. 

The Lookout building is a product of the New Zealand Forestry Service who is one of the parent organizations of the Department of Conservation.  It was built in the 1960’s for spotting fires that could burn in the forest.  During the summer period, it would be manned with one person to monitor the forest and keep an eye out for any potential fires within the forest.