Clinton Hut
Great Walk hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 40 bunks
- Booking
- Can book
- Cost
- Fee applies
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Toilet
- Yes
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzThis is the first DOC hut on the Milford Track, in the Clinton Valley, Fiordland. It is about 1 to 1.5 hours walk from the head of Lake Te Anau.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB09
- Grid reference
- E1198035, N5014888
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. 44.90572° S, 167.90828° E
About this place
This is a 40-bunk, Great Walk hut on the Milford Track, Fiordland. Bookings required in the Great Walks season.
On the way here
Milford Track · 4 days
Day 1 – Glade Wharf to Clinton Hut
Time: 1–1 hr 30 min
km After a boat cruise from Te Anau Downs (1 hour 15 minutes), take a leisurely walk through beautiful beech forest along the banks of the Clinton River to Clinton Hut, where all walkers spend the first night. Once you arrive, take some time to checkout the great swimming holes near the hut, or take a short walk around the wetland boardwalk.
Side trip: Wetland Walkway
Time: 15 min return
A short side track is signposted 10 min before Clinton Hut. Guided walks with the DOC ranger maybe available during the late afternoon.
Day 2 – Clinton Hut to Mintaro Hut
Time: 6 hr
17.5 km A gradual climb follows the Clinton River to its source, Lake Mintaro, at the base of the renowned Omanui/McKinnon Pass. Past Hirere Falls you will get your first view of Omanui/McKinnon Pass and the impressive Pompolona icefield. You’ll be dwarfed by the sheer scale of the rock walls towering above on either side as you walk up the Clinton Valley, and will pass through changing vegetation as you climb higher towards Mintaro Hut.
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 3 nights
Glade Wharf
Walking in
1 hr 30 min
Walking out
1 hr 30 min to Glade Wharf
Walking in
1 hr 30 min
Walking out
21 hr to Sandfly Point (via Mintaro Hut, Dumpling Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May to 28 October. Passes cannot be used from 29 October to 30 April.
Bookings are required in the Great Walks season. Book Clinton Hut online.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Mintaro Hut
Great Walk • 40 bunks • Southland • 15.3 km
Mintaro Hut is a 40-bunk Great Walk hut located on the Milford Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Dumpling Hut
Great Walk • 40 bunks • Southland • 19 km
Dumpling Hut is a 40-bunk Great Walk hut on the Milford Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Glade House
Southland • 2.4 km
Glade House is a hut located in the Southland region of New Zealand. The provided data does not include specific details regarding its facilities or access.
Worsley Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 7.2 km
Worsley Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Eglinton Campsite
Standard • Southland • 10 km
Upper Eglinton Campsite is a scenic campsite in northern Fiordland offering magnificent valley views. Walking and tramping tracks, including the Earl Mountain…
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream
Walks nearby
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
- 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.