Baikie Hut Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Distance
- 9 km
- Biking time
- 1 hr 30 min one way
- Dogs
- No dogs
Access: read before you go
This track crosses private land. There is no camping until the conservation area boundary. Respect the landowner's livestock and property: Stay on the marked track until you reach the conservation land Leave gates as you find them Use stiles where provided Keep your distance from livestock.
You need permission from the Makarora River Ranch to take your dog into Hāwea Conservation Park using Boundary Creek Track. Email makaroraranch@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance of your visit to request permission. You must provide a valid worming certificate to ensure your dog is free from hydatids and sheep measles.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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.nzA car park for this track is signposted off SH80, about 3.5 km from the junction with SH8 near Pukaki.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.12489° S, 170.06431° E
About this place
Baikie Hut makes a great picnic or overnight venue.
The route
Walk along a 4WD track which runs parallel to Twizel River. Baikie Hut, resting on grassy flats beside the river, makes a great picnic or overnight venue. A worthwhile tramping trip is to continue hiking up the tarns in Duncan Valley.
Mountain biking
It's a short mountain bike ride into Baikie Hut, then a fun coast downhill back out again. This is a good trip for families. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code : respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.
Four wheel driving
4WD the public access easement into Baikie Hut if track conditions are favourable. Ring the landholder, Pukaki Downs Station, for permission: +64 21 255 2045. You'll be required to pay a fee and key bond.
Horse riding
The track into Baikie Hut is suitable for horses. There is also a hitching post outside Baikie Hut and a fenced paddock nearby. Landholder permission is not required.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Private property and permissions
This track crosses private land. There is no camping until the conservation area boundary. Respect the landowner's livestock and property: Stay on the marked track until you reach the conservation land Leave gates as you find them Use stiles where provided Keep your distance from livestock.
Dogs
You need permission from the Makarora River Ranch to take your dog into Hāwea Conservation Park using Boundary Creek Track. Email makaroraranch@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance of your visit to request permission. You must provide a valid worming certificate to ensure your dog is free from hydatids and sheep measles.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Lake Pukaki Camping Area
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Twizel Holiday Park
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Walks nearby
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Dusky Trail
Advanced • 7-8 hr • 23 km • 7.07 km away
Marker Bay Track
Easiest • 20 min return • 1 km • 8.57 km away
Rhoboro Track
Advanced • Under 1 hour • 9.77 km • 9.41 km away
Pukaki Kettle Hole Track
Easiest • 1 hr return • 4 km • 9.9 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.