Overview
About Yellow Point Lookout
Why stop
- A rocky seat over a cove and bay
Heads up
- Reached on foot along an intermediate coastal 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 Yellow Point Lookout, narrated.
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- A Fern's Hidden Generation
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, New Zealand Fur Seal, Little Penguin, and 13 more
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Guide
More about Yellow Point Lookout
A rocky pause on the Coast TrackYellow Point Lookout is a small coastal viewpoint just off the Abel Tasman Coast Track, above a…
Yellow Point Lookout is a small coastal viewpoint just off the Abel Tasman Coast Track, above a cove and bay. It is reached on foot as a side stop along the Mārahau–Anchorage section, not as a separate drive-up visit. DOC gives that section as 12.4 km and about four hours, so count the lookout as part of a substantial coastal walk.
Look across the baysThe lookout's large natural rocks make a place to sit and snack while looking over the water.
The lookout's large natural rocks make a place to sit and snack while looking over the water. One walker identified Stilwell Bay from here. For a photograph, keep the wooded rocks in the foreground and include the channel and island ridge beyond; the view reads better than a tight crop of open water.
Forest on a granite coastThe Coast Track passes through beech forest and tall kānuka around Yellow Point, then winds…
The Coast Track passes through beech forest and tall kānuka around Yellow Point, then winds through small gullies before opening to more coastal views. Abel Tasman sits on Separation Point Granite, which DOC links to the park's forest patterns and the color of its beaches and streambeds.
Plan for the full walkTreat this as a backcountry track stop: the official route guide does not list a toilet or…
Treat this as a backcountry track stop: the official route guide does not list a toilet or drinking-water point at Yellow Point, so bring what you need for the section. DOC classifies the Coast Track as intermediate and does not allow dogs.
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.
