June 25, 2024
The Gloucester Tree is one of Pemberton’s best-known attractions; used for many years as a Fire tower it has only climbing rungs spiked into the trunk with no other safety rails to a height of 61 metres (200 feet). For many years visitors wishing to could climb but it is currently closed for an assessment of how to make it safer and more accessible, they may never reopen to the public. The nearby Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree is taller (75m) and similar and was created for the Bicentennial in 1988; those two are the World’s tallest natural tree fire lookouts. A third tree, the Diamond tree was closed in 2019.
More information on Wikipedia
Three images of the Gloucester Tree and close-ups of the climbing rungs:
For those seeking a bit of an adventure among the trees Aerial Adventure Pemberton have three courses set among the trees going to a height of 25m above ground for the most adventurous:
A 10km walk trail extends out and back from the tree in a loop over some steep ridges; we opted for a shortened walk out and back. avoiding the steepest section and giving us a 5.25km wander.
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Gloucester Tree Walk
