Double Hut
Basic/bivvies hutHakatere Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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.nzDistance: 10 km one wayTime: 3 hrs one wayDifficulty: Easy to moderate
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BX19
- Grid reference
- E1459381, N5182677
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. 43.49551° S, 171.26050° E
About this place
Double Hut is a basic hut in the Mid and South Canterbury area.
On the way here
Lake Emily to Glenrock Stream (Rakaia Valley) Track · 14 hr 30 min
You will then pass Manuka Lake and Seagull Lake, before a junction with the Double Hut Track to your right. Double Hut is 800 m down this track.
It is about 10 km from the carpark to the Double Hut junction.
Continue straight and the track will start to climb toward the Clent Hills Saddle. It is 8 km from the Double Hut Track junction to the top of the saddle.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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A Frame Hut
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Manuka Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 4.5 km
Manuka Hut is a basic hut located in the Mid and South Canterbury backcountry. It is situated in an area that is at risk of flooding during heavy rain.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lake Heron Camp
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Walks nearby
Contact
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Sources
- 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.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.