Clark Hut - A Frame
Basic/bivvies hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
Current advisories
Borland Road closed for winter
16 June 2026
Borland Road is closed from Pig Creek, just past Borland Lodge, for the winter. First published on 17 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- 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 CE07
- Grid reference
- E1159478, N4913343
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. 45.79232° S, 167.33136° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in southern Fiordland.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Clark Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 1.3 km
Clark Hut is a basic four-bunk shelter located in southern Fiordland. Built in 1941, it was originally constructed for deer cullers working for the New Zealand…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Monowai Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 4.9 km
Monowai Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Ces Clark Hut
Great Walk • 16 bunks • West Coast • 506.5 km
Ces Clark Hut is a 16-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast. You must book this hut in advance.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Walks nearby
Mt Burns Tarns Track
Advanced • 45 min return • 1 km • 6.32 km away
Green Lake Track
Advanced • 3.5 - 6 hr to hut • 8 km or 11 km to hut • 6.74 km away
Rodger Inlet Track
Advanced • 6 hr to hut, then 4 - 5 hr to bushline • 10 km to hut, 3.5 km to bushline • 11.07 km away
Eldrig Peak Route
Advanced • 8 to 10 hours return via same track • 4 km • 12.24 km away
Lake Monowai Peninsula Lookout Track
Easy • 30 min return • 1 km • 14.67 km away
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
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.