Hideaway Hut
Basic/bivvies hutAhuriri Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 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 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. 44.34585° S, 169.68108° E
About this place
This is a basic hut in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area.
On the way here
Hideaway Hut Route · 2 hr one way
Follow a short public access easement through private farmland to reach Ahuriri River and Ahuriri Conservation Park. Head towards an old derelict duckshooters hut on the river flats. Uphill from the hut you should be able to pick up an unmarked track that eventually reaches a small tarn. From the tarn it's a short distance to Hideaway Hut, tucked away under bluffs. Tarn on Hideaway Hut Route in Ahuriri Conservation Park
Horse riding
The trip into Hideaway Hut makes a good horse ride. Driving from the access point on Birchwood Road to Ahuriri River is not recommended if towing a horse float.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
East Ahuriri Track
Advanced • 1 - 2 days • 27 km • 5.52 km away
Birch Creek access route
Expert • 1 hr one way • 2 km • 5.83 km away
Ben Avon access route
Expert • 30 min • 500 m • 7.02 km away
Quailburn Track
Advanced • 30 min | 2 hr one way • 1.5 km | 5.5 km • 9.21 km away
Tarnbrae Track A2O
Advanced • 5 hr one way • 16 km • 13.12 km away
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
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).