Dunns Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies hutKelly Range – Styx River area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Toilet
- Non-flush
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzDunns Hut is located in Dunns Creek basin in the Taipo valley. Dunns Hut Route starts downstream of Mid Taipo Hut on the true left of the Taipo. Follow the river flats down from Mid Taipo Hut and cross Hura Creek. The track starts on the bush edge at the downriver end of the flat. It climbs up a gut and over a low bush saddle into Dunns basin. This route continues on to Newton Saddle, over to Newton Creek Hut and down to join with the Arahura Track.
Dunns Creek Hut on Remote Huts website.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV20
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.83467° S, 171.42868° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Mid Taipo Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 2.1 km
Mid Taipo Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Scottys Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 3.3 km
Scottys Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Water supply
Newton Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 4.2 km
Newton Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Griffin Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.6 km
Griffin Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rocky Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 5.6 km
Rocky Creek Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
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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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
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