Aparima Hut
Standard hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 12 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Toilet
- Non-flush
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE09
- Grid reference
- E1210849, N4926251
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.70739° S, 167.99932° E
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in the Southland area.
On the way here
Aparima River Track · 2 hr
This track starts at the bridge over Pleasant Creek on the Dunrobin Valley Road, just before the boundary of the farm owned by Pleasant Valley Partnership. The marked track generally follows the true right of the Aparima River, passing through red tussock, beech forest, and past wire-rush peat wetlands. A swing bridge over the river is 5 min from Aparima Hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Aparima - Tony's Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 0.1 km
Aparima - Tony's Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located next to Aparima Hut in Southland.
Becketts Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 5.8 km
Becketts Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 6.7 km
Aparima Forks Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 9.1 km
Upper Wairaki Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lower Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 9.2 km
Lower Wairaki Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 2.83 km away
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 5.06 km away
Upper Aparima/Spence Burn Route
Expert • 1 hr 15 min for Aparima Forks Hut, 3 hr for Spence Hut • 4 km to Aparima Forks Hut, 7 km to Spence Hut • 5.71 km away
Princhester Saddle Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16 km • 6.44 km away
Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Wairaki Hut Route
Expert • 4 hr • 8.5 km • 7.46 km away
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.