Boundary Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutHakatere Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 8 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- None
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.nzBuicks Bridge car park: Boundary Creek Hut is 5 hours walk and a grade 2 mountain bike ride (13.9 km) from Buicks Bridge car park on Hakatere Heron Road. From Mount Somers, follow Ashburton Gorge Road for 23 km, then Hakatere Heron Road for another 4 km.
Potts River car park: The hut is 6 hours (14.5 km) from the Potts River car park on Hakatere Potts Road. From Mount Somers, follow Ashburton Gorge Road, which becomes Hakatere Potts Road. The carpark is about 40 km from Mount Somers.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BX19
- Grid reference
- E1444152, N5178586
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.52946° S, 171.07145° E
About this place
Boundary Creek Hut is a basic hut in the Mid and South Canterbury area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Lake Heron Camp
Canterbury • 7.8 km
Potts Hut
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Freedom Camping for Self Contained Vehicles
Canterbury • 9.4 km
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Top Hut
Basic/bivvies • 10 bunks • Canterbury • 12.6 km
Top Hut is a basic 10-bunk hut located in the Mid and South Canterbury area of the Canterbury region.
Heating • Mattresses
Highland Home
Canterbury • 12.7 km
Walks nearby
Mystery Lake Track
Advanced • 4 hr • 9.2 km • 3.71 km away
Potts Hut Track
Advanced • 9 hr • 23 km • 4.66 km away
Buicks Bridge to Potts Bridge Track
Advanced • 7 hr • 21 km • 5.41 km away
Lake Clearwater tracks
Easy • Various from 3 hr to 8 hr return • 7.74 km away
Mount Sunday Track
Easy • 30 min one way • 1.5 km • 14.05 km away
Contact
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Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
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