Beech Hut
Basic/bivvies hutEyre Mountains/Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- Yes
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.nzBeech Hut is accessible via Cainard Road, off SH6 at Fairlight. A 4WD track runs along the true left of the Mataura River for approximately 5 km. From there the route is unmarked and not suitable for vehicles, approximately 4 hr walking time.
The hut is visible on the true right of the Mataura River at the edge of beech forest.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD10
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.34680° S, 168.43535° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Southland area. This is one of the oldest musterer’s huts remaining in Southland.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Contact
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).