Lookout on Pakihi Walk
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Amanda Rogers
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Pakihi Walk
Located in Ōkārito area and Westland Tai Poutini National Park in the West Coast region
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Introduction
Pakihi Walk climbs through kamahi and rimu forest to a platform lookout.1 km return via same track
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The track crosses a pakihi swamp before climbing gently through a forest of kamahi and rimu to a lookout platform.
At the top you will be rewarded with views of the surrounding rainforest, coastal landforms, the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana including Aoraki Mount Cook, and a glimpse of the Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere.
Head 15 km north of Franz Josef and take the Ōkārito turn off to the left. The walk is signposted 5.7 km on the right hand side of the road to Ōkārito.
Contacts
| Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 752 0360 |
| westlandnpvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | 69 Cron Street Franz Josef Glacier 7856 |
| Hours | See visitor centre hours |