Castle Rocks Hut
Standard hutFranz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 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.nzChanging valley conditions have made access by foot impossible. Helicopter landings at Castle Rocks Hut are prohibited.
Local guiding companies may be able to provide information on current alpine conditions.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BX15
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. 43.45369° S, 170.16591° E
About this place
This is a standard four-bunk hut in the Glaciers area.
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 · 2 to 8 nights
Roadend
Walking in
9 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut)
Walking out
9 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut)
Walking in
9 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut)
Walking out
49 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via 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
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Red Hills Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 300.3 km
Red Hills Hut is a standard 6-bunk hut located in the Nelson Lakes area.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Porters Creek Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Tasman • 306.3 km
Porters Creek Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Hunters Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Tasman • 310.7 km
Hunters Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Wairoa Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Tasman • 314.3 km
Top Wairoa Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mid Wairoa Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Tasman • 320.2 km
Mid Wairoa Hut is a standard 8-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk
Easy • 30 min • 1.7 km • 2.34 km away
Roberts Point Track
Advanced • 5 hr 20 min return • 12.3 km • 2.59 km away
Sentinel Rock Walk
Easiest • 20 min • 900 m • 3.22 km away
Peters Pool Walk
Easiest • 25 min return • 1.1 km • 3.64 km away
Douglas Walk
Easy • 1 hr • 3.9 km • 4.08 km away
Contact
Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre
69 Cron Street, Franz Josef Glacier 7856
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.