Overview
About Stu’s Lookout
Why stop
- A clear look back toward Marahau and the roadstead.
Heads up
- Only worth the stop if you’re already walking the Coast Track.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Your drive to Stu’s Lookout, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Abel Tasman National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Mārahau and Te Waharoa“You're approaching Mārahau's Coast Track entrance, marked by the carved gateway called Te Waharoa. Stop for a look even if you're not planning a long walk, and go around to see both faces.”
Plays on the road 1.2 km from Stu’s Lookout in the Parkwolf Abel Tasman Tour Guide.
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Guide
More about Stu’s Lookout
A small coastal lookoutStu’s Lookout is a named viewpoint on a short side track a few metres seaward of the Abel…
Stu’s Lookout is a named viewpoint on a short side track a few metres seaward of the Abel Tasman Coast Track, on the Marahau-to-Anchorage section. The view opens across the start of Astrolabe Roadstead, back toward Marahau. Keep it as a brief pause if you’re walking this stretch; it’s not a drive-up stop or a reason to make a separate trip.
Fit it into the walkFrom Marahau, the Coast Track starts across the estuary causeway.
From Marahau, the Coast Track starts across the estuary causeway. The section to Anchorage is 12.4 km and about four hours one way; the lookout itself is only a few metres off the main track. Dogs aren’t allowed, and there’s no food for sale along the track, so plan your meal before leaving the village.
Look back across the roadsteadLow, forested hills line the broad bay, with a pale shoreline curving in from the right.
Low, forested hills line the broad bay, with a pale shoreline curving in from the right. That sweep of water and ridge is the reason to pause. Let the shoreline lead your photo across the bay; this is a small seaside viewpoint, not a wide summit panorama.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Abel Tasman
10 sightingsKeaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
54 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
20 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
21 sightingsSouth Island KākāMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
526 sightingsWekaMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
16 sightingsTūīMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Abel Tasman. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
