Browning Range Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutKokatahi River - Whitcombe River area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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 BV19
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. 42.90627° S, 171.27429° E

About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mid Styx Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 2.6 km
Mid Styx Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Water from stream
Top Crawford Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 3.2 km
Top Crawford Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Crawford Junction Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 6.9 km
Crawford Junction Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast. It offers simple accommodation for hikers in the region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Kokatahi Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 11 km
Top Kokatahi Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby

Arahura and Styx valleys tracks
Advanced • 2–4 days • 11 km • 2.59 km away

Three Passes Route
Expert • 4 - 5 days • 7.03 km away

Mount Tuhua Track
Advanced • 7 hr • 7.6 km • 13.06 km away

Toaroha, Hokitika, Lower Whitcombe Track
Advanced • 4 - 5 days • 48 km • 13.85 km away

Harman Pass Route
Expert • 3 - 4 days • 14.49 km away
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
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 (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.