Hagens Hut
Standard hutAhuriri Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- 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.nzHagens Hut is 4 hours (10 km) up the Ahuriri valley, at the end of Birchwood Road.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BZ14
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. 44.15539° S, 169.63953° E
About this place
This is a standard four-bunk hut in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area.
On the way here
Ahuriri Valley Track · 6 hr one way
Shamrock Hut to Hagens Hut
Time: 2 hr one way
km After Shamrock Hut the track descends towards Ahuriri River. To avoid crossing the river, hug the true right riverbank and make your own way to the hut - there is no formed track. Otherwise, cross the river and use the a well-formed track on the true left of the river. You will need to cross the Ahuriri River again to reach Hagens Hut.
Hagens Hut to Top Hut
Time: 2 hr one way
4.5 km The track is a bit rougher to Top Hut. In good conditions trampers can cross the range into South Huxley Valley or South Temple Valley.
Shamrock Hut to Hagens Hut
Time: 1 - 2 hr
Track category: Intermediate/Grade 3 km From Shamrock Hut the track descends gently to Ahuriri River. Look out for marker poles on the other side of the river (true left). You need to cross the river and pick up the good track that is marked on the river flats. You then need to cross the river once again to reach Hagens Hut. Some mountain bikers do carry on to Top Hut (2 hr ride) but it requires a bit of bike pushing as there is no well-formed track. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code : respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.
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 · 1 night
Shamrock Hut
Walking in
2 hr
Walking out
2 hr to Shamrock 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
Top Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 4.2 km
Top Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Shamrock Hut
Standard • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 5.9 km
Shamrock Hut is a standard two-bunk hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Hut
Basic/bivvies • 10 bunks • Canterbury • 138.2 km
Top Hut is a basic 10-bunk hut located in the Mid and South Canterbury area of the Canterbury region.
Heating • Mattresses
Walks nearby
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
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.