Claim: West Coast Treetop Walk is a tourist attraction built by an Australian eco-tourism company wherein it has a walkway that leads through the canopy of mature native West Coast forest that passes close to the crowns of mature rimu trees and sits above smaller trees and tree ferns.
Evidence: The tourist attraction was built by Australian eco-tourism company 'Canopy01' in 2012 and comprises a 450 metres (1,480 ft) long elevated steel walkway, viewing tower, and cantilever. The walkway leads through the canopy of mature native West Coast forest dominated by rimu at a height of around 20 to 25 metres (66 to 82 ft) above ground. It passes close to the crowns of mature rimu trees and sits above smaller trees and tree ferns.