Green Lake Hut
Standard hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
Current advisories
Borland Road closed for winter
16 June 2026
Borland Road is closed from Pig Creek, just past Borland Lodge, for the winter. First published on 17 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
- Sleeps
- 12 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 CE07
- Grid reference
- E1164728, N4914513
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. 45.78551° S, 167.40003° E
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in southern Fiordland.
On the way here
Green Lake Track · 3.5 - 6 hr to hut
This tramping track offers an excellent long day walk to the lake or an overnight stay at Green Lake Hut. Start either from the saddle on Borland Road, or the Lake Monowai carpark. There are great opportunities for photography and fishing, and you could combine tracks to check out Historic Clark Hut - see Borland Road to Monowai Hut Track .
Borland Road to Green Lake Hut - 3.5 hrs, 8km
From the Borland Road, the track passes Borland Bivvy and low lying areas of tussock and small lakes and low beech covered saddles. Turning off at the junction to Green Lake, the track climbs a steep bush-clad hill before descending to the shores of Green Lake. The Green Lake Hut is at the far end of the tussock covered shoreline.
Green Lake Hut to Lake Monowai Car Park - 6hr, 11km
From Green Lake, the track follows the lake shore before climbing to a saddle near Mt Cuthbert, descending into the bush again and eventually passing the Rodger Inlet Track junction.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Clark Hut - A Frame
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 5.4 km
Clark Hut is a basic four-bunk A-frame hut located in southern Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Borland Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.5 km
Borland Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Clark Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 6.3 km
Clark Hut is a basic four-bunk shelter located in southern Fiordland. Built in 1941, it was originally constructed for deer cullers working for the New Zealand…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Monowai Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 6.7 km
Monowai Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rodger Inlet Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 8.7 km
Rodger Inlet Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Borland Road to Monowai Hut Track
Advanced • 9 hr one way • 16.5 km • 4.5 km away
Mt Burns Tarns Track
Advanced • 45 min return • 1 km • 4.51 km away
Eldrig Peak Route
Advanced • 8 to 10 hours return via same track • 4 km • 7.24 km away
Rodger Inlet Track
Advanced • 6 hr to hut, then 4 - 5 hr to bushline • 10 km to hut, 3.5 km to bushline • 7.49 km away
South Borland Track
Advanced • 3 hr one way • 9.49 km away
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
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 (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.