Hope Halfway Hut
Basic/bivvies hutLake Sumner Forest Park, CanterburyOpen
Current advisories
Slip on Hope Kiwi Track
07 August 2026
There is a slip between Hope Halfway Hut and Hope Kiwi Lodge. You may need to go into the river to get by it. First published on 8 August 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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 BU23
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. 42.61563° S, 172.29809° E
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
On the way here
Hope Kiwi Track · 18 hr 30 min
Hope Kiwi Lodge to Hope Halfway Hut
Time: 3 hr
Follow the poled route from Hope Kiwi Lodge along the forest edge to the Hope River swingbridge about 30 minutes from the hut. The track follows down broad grassy flats before returning to the forest. The track leaves the river and climbs the bank to Hope Halfway Hut.
Hope Halfway Hut to Windy Point car park (SH7)
Time: 4 hr
The track keeps to the beech forest on terraces high above the riverbed. At the forest edge a vehicle track descends through mānuka and tussock to the swingbridge over the Boyle River gorge. Five minutes down a shingle road is the shelter and car park at Windy Point, beside SH 7. After crossing the swingbridge over the Boyle River, the first 500 m of track crosses through a public access easement over Poplars Station pastoral lease land before entering public conservation land. Keep to the track and do not disturb stock.
Windy Point car park to Hope Halfway Hut
Time: 4 hr
After crossing the swingbridge over Boyle River, follow a vehicle track that climbs through mānuka and tussock. At the forest edge, pick up the track across terraces high above the riverbed. It eventually drops to the Hope Halfway Hut.
Hope Halfway Hut to Hope Kiwi Lodge
Time: 3 hr
From the hut the track goes through beech forest to reach the valley floor. Follow the poled track up the valley floor to Hope River swingbridge. From here the hut is 30 minutes away, via a poled route across open terraces and through sections of forest to Hope Kiwi Lodge. From Hope Kiwi Lodge, you can access the Hope Pass Track.
Harper Pass Route · 4-5 days
Hope Kiwi Lodge to Lewis Pass Highway
Time: 5–6 hours one way
Follow the poled route from Hope Kiwi Lodge along the forest edge to the Hope River swing bridge, about 30 minutes from the hut. For 1 hour or so below the swing bridge, the track wanders down the broad grassy flats until eroded riverbanks mean a return to the forest. The third time the track leaves the river it climbs the bank to Hope Halfway Hut (note the fireplace has been removed). After Hope Halfway Hut the track keeps to the beech forest for 2–3 hours on terraces high above the riverbed. At the forest edge, a vehicle track descends down through mānuka and tussock to the swing bridge over the Boyle River gorge. Amuri Area School Outdoor Education Centre is located here and the shelter and car park is 5 minutes down the shingle road at Windy Point, just off Lewis Pass Highway on SH7. The trip finishes at the shelter and car park at Windy Point.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Dogs
No dogs allowed.
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.
2 options · 1 night
Hope Kiwi Lodge
Walking in
3 hr
Walking out
3 hr to Hope Kiwi Lodge
Walking in
3 hr
Walking out
7 hr to Hope Kiwi Lodge
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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Camerons Hut
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Camerons Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
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Harper Pass Bivvy
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Contact
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
104 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass 7654
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.