Ball Hut
Standard hutAoraki/Mount Cook National Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 3 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- None
- 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 BX16
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.62474° S, 170.19084° E
About this place
This is a standard 3-bunk hut in the Aoraki/Mount Cook area.
Know before you go
Some areas require high tramping skills
We recommend high level of tramping skills and experience if you’re going: beyond Husky Flat on the old Ball Hut Road, and up the east Hooker (western side) of the Ball Pass crossing.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, complete an intentions form and pay fees at the Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park Visitor Centre using cash, Eftpos, Backcountry Hut Pass or Backcountry Hut Tickets. About hut tickets and passes Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Tasman Glacier View Track
Easy • 30 min return • 1.5 km • 8.26 km away
Tasman Lake and River Track
Easy • 50 min return • 2.6 km • 8.95 km away
Hooker Valley Track
Easy • 3 hr return • 10 km • 11.57 km away
Sealy Tarns Track
Easy • 3 - 4 hr return • 13.4 km away
Mueller Hut Route
Advanced • 4 hr one way • 5.2 km • 13.45 km away
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).