Frew Saddle Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutKokatahi River - Whitcombe River area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV19
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. 43.07803° S, 171.09206° E
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
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.
2 options · 3 to 4 nights
Roadend
Walking in
23 hr (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Walking out
12 hr to Road End (via Frew Hut, Rapid Creek Hut)
Walking in
23 hr (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Walking out
23 hr to Roadend (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Bluff Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.5 km
Bluff Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Frew Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 5.1 km
Frew Hut is a standard 10-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Poet Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • West Coast • 6.8 km
Poet Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Toaroha Saddle Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 8.5 km
Toaroha Saddle Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Top Toaroha Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 8.8 km
Top Toaroha Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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
- 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).