Cullers Hut
Standard hutRuataniwha Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- 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.nzCullers Hut is 6 - 7 hours (19.5 km) up the Hopkins valley from Ram Hill carpark, at the end of Lake Ohau Road.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BY14
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. 43.92206° S, 169.83651° E
About this place
This is a standard four-bunk hut in Ruataniwha Conservation Park.
On the way here
Hopkins valley tracks · 7 - 11 hr 30 min hr one way
Elcho Hut to Cullers Hut
Time: 30 min
Track category: Advanced tramping track 1.5 km Cullers Hut (also known as Apricot Hut) is often overlooked as it is tucked way off the beaten path. Cross Elcho Stream and look for the hut in the bush margin.
Cullers Hut to Dodger Hut
Time: 2 hr
Track category: Advanced tramping track 5.5 km Cross Apricot flat and ford the Hopkins River. The track across Dodger fan begins on the true left at the confluence of Dodger stream.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. 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.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Elcho Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Canterbury • 1.2 km
Elcho Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dasler Biv
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 3.9 km
Dasler Biv is a basic two-bunk hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury. Built in 1966 by the New Zealand Forest Service, it was originally…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dodger Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 4.5 km
Dodger Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located within the Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Red Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Canterbury • 8.5 km
Red Hut is a historic hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury. It sits on a river fan of the Hopkins River, surrounded by beech forest.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Erceg Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 10.6 km
Erceg Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury. It provides simple accommodation for visitors exploring the area.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
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).