Captains Creek Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, MarlboroughOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Can book
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- 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 BQ27
- Grid reference
- E1636301, N5419599
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. 41.37424° S, 173.43526° E
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Pelorus River valley.
On the way here
Pelorus Track · 3-4 days
Roadend to Captains Creek Hut
Time: 4 hr
From the car park at the end of Mt Richmond Road, the track follows the Te Hoiere/Pelorus River for an hour to Emerald Pool, an ideal fishing, swimming and picnicking spot. Beyond the pool, the track leaves the river and climbs a ridge, before zigzagging back down to the the river and Captains Creek Hut.
Captains Creek Hut to Middy Hut
Time: 2 hr
This section of track climps up, sometimes steeply, and down from the Te Hoiere/Pelorus River and its tributary creeks, crossing Captain Creek first, then the Pelorus and Fishtail Stream via swingbridges. From Fishtail Stream the track cuts across a broad loop in the river on a wide terrace. It rejoins the river and follows it to Middy Creek Hut.
Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route · 8 days
Roadend to Captains Creek Hut
Time: 4 hr
From the car park at the end of Mt Richmond Road, the track follows Te Hoiere/Pelorus River for an hour to Emerald Pool, an ideal fishing, swimming and picnicking spot. Beyond the pool, the track leaves the river and climbs a ridge, before zigzagging back down to the river and Captains Creek Hut. Captains Creek Hut
Captains Creek Hut to Middy Creek Hut
Time: 2 hr
This section of track climbs up, sometimes steeply, and down from Te Hoiere/Pelorus River and its tributary creeks, crossing Captain Creek first, then the Pelorus and Fishtail Stream via swing bridges. From Fishtail Stream the track cuts across a broad loop in the river on a wide terrace. It rejoins the river and follows it to Middy Creek Hut. Middy Creek Hut
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Water safety
If you plan to enjoy the water, learn how to stay safe when swimming, boating and fishing .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times come from DOC track descriptions, added up leg by leg from car-accessible trailheads. Nights and return times are ParkUp estimates, allowing about 8 hours of walking a day.
2 options · 1 to 7 nights
Roadend
Walking in
4 hr
Walking out
4 hr to Roadend
Walking in
4 hr
Walking out
54 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Book Captains Creek Hut online
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Middy Creek Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 3.7 km
Middy Creek Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Pelorus River valley in Marlborough.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rocks Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Marlborough • 6.7 km
Rocks Hut is a standard 16-bunk hut located in the Pelorus River valley in Marlborough.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Browning Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Tasman • 13.9 km
Browning Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Roebuck Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 7.7 km
Roebuck Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Pelorus River valley in Marlborough.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Hacket Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Tasman • 16.5 km
Hacket Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
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).