Esquilant Bivvy Hut
Basic/bivvies hutMount Aspiring National Park, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- None
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 CA10
- Grid reference
- E1235455, N5049554
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.61530° S, 168.40704° E
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
Know before you go
Avalanche risk
This area has terrain that can produce avalanches that cross the track, usually from May into November. View avalanche information .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
Book this hut, and check fees and availability on the New Zealand Alpine Club website .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Twenty Five Mile Hut (dismantled)
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Rock bivouac
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Daleys Flat Campsite
Backcountry • Otago • 7.9 km
Daleys Flat Campsite is a backcountry campsite located outside Daleys Flat Hut in Otago.
Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush • Toilets
Daleys Flat Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 7.9 km
Daleys Flat Hut is a serviced 20-bunk hut located in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Kea Basin Track
Advanced • 8 - 10 hr return • 3.74 km away
Rees-Dart Track
Advanced • 4-5 days one way • 63 km • 5.83 km away
Earnslaw Burn Track
Advanced • 4 to 6 hrs one way to the viewpoint • 8.3 km • 10.75 km away
Sugarloaf/Rockburn Track
Advanced • 8-11 hr (Routeburn carpark - Lake Sylvan) • 11.22 km away
Lake Sylvan Track
Easy • 1 hr 40 min • 12.95 km away
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
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).