Forbes Hut (previously Seymour Hut)
Standard hutKa Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 10 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.nzThe main access into the Clarence is over Blind Saddle Road.
From Kaikoura, follow SH1 south for 5 km to the Waiau/Mt Lyford turnoff and head inland to the car park at Kahutara River bridge, 25 km from Kaikoura.
There is a locked gate here restricting horse and vehicle access. Arrange vehicle access into the Clarence by contacting:
Colin Nimmo of Muzzle Station Phone: +64 3 319 5791 Email: muzzle@xtra.co.nz.
A road maintenance fee is charged for motorised vehicles. Note: The road is closed to vehicles over the winter months.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BT26
- Grid reference
- E1633015, N5325529
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.22205° S, 173.39850° E
About this place
This is a standard 10 bunk hut in the South Marlborough Area.
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.
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Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
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).