Edwards Lookout
Thames · Waikato
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs on a leash are permitted on most walking tracks but not the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail, the Pinnacles Track or at Pinnacles Hut”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Keep them on the lead, watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Edwards Lookout
Edwards Lookout covers 0.6 km, near Thames in Waikato.
A 30-minute (700 m) walk from Whangaiterenga Campsite in the Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel Forest Park. Cross the concrete ford and follow a well-formed metalled track through manuka-towai forest to a rock outcrop and saddle with extensive views over the valley (a popular abseiling spot).
Expect easy, near-level going, and takes about 7m to walk.
Dogs are allowed here, on the lead.