Ferguson Hut
Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BZ13
- Grid reference
- E1324012, N5109044
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. 44.11965° S, 169.55057° E
About this place
This is a standard four-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.
On the way here
Hunter Valley tracks
Hunter Valley Track
12.6 km one way The track begins at Ferguson Hut and finishes at the forks of the East and West Branches of the Hunter Valley. Popular sections of this track are:
Ferguson Hut to Forbes Hut
Time: 2-3 hr
km From Ferguson Hut, follow the 4WD track to cross Ferguson Creek and carry on to the end of the main, grassy flat. From here on there’s no marked track. Follow and cross the Hunter River. The track then leads through a narrow neck of forest on to Joes Flat. After the flat it re-enters the forest and emerges on a terrace at the bottom of Forbes Flat. Forbes Hut is halfway up the flat.
Scrubby Creek to Ferguson Hut
Time: 1 hr 30 min – 2 hr
km From Scrubby Flat Creek there is no marked track in the conservation area and the main Hunter River has to be crossed at least 4 times.
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.
1 option · 4 nights
Kidds Bush
Walking in
31 hr 30 min (via Forbes Hut)
Walking out
31 hr 30 min to Kidds Bush (via Forbes Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. 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.
Nearby stops
Forbes Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Otago • 9.6 km
Forbes Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wanaka/Makarora area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Bull Flat Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Otago • 4.4 km
Bull Flat Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Wanaka and Makarora area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Scrubby Hut
Otago • 7.3 km
Hagens Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 8.1 km
Hagens Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Makarora Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Otago • 8.9 km
Makarora Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located in the Wanaka/Makarora area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Ahuriri Valley Track
Advanced • 6 hr one way • 14.5 km • 10.09 km away
Canyon Creek Track
Advanced • 3 hr 50 min one way • 8.5 km • 11.53 km away
Brewster Track
Advanced • 6 – 8 hr return • 5 km • 12.73 km away
Makarora Track
Advanced • 7 hr one way • 10.5 km from the road bridge • 13.46 km away
Fantail Falls Walk
Easiest • 5 min return • 200 m • 13.94 km away
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.