Kiwi Saddle Hut
Standard hutKahurangi National Park, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 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 BQ23
- Grid reference
- E1557828, N5415907
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. 41.40715° S, 172.49437° E
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Motueka area.
On the way here
Kiwi Track · 3 hr
This track provides a moderate tramping experience on an old goldminers track through mature native bush. It leads to Kiwi Saddle Hut.
You can also walk to the top of Mount Patriarch from Kiwi Saddle Hut - this route is 2 hours 50 min, 3.6 km return from the hut.
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.
Nearby stops
Kiwi Saddle Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 397.8 km
Kiwi Saddle Hut is located in the southern Kaweka Forest Park in Hawke's Bay. The hut is owned and maintained by the Heretaunga Tramping Club.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
John Reid Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Tasman • 4.6 km
John Reid Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Tasman region. It offers impressive views across the Wangapeka Valley to Mt Owen.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Stone Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Tasman • 4.8 km
Stone Hut is a standard 10-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kings Creek Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Tasman • 6.6 km
Kings Creek Hut is a standard 20-bunk hut located in the Motueka area of the Tasman region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Cecil Kings Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Tasman • 6.8 km
Cecil Kings Hut is a historic building in the Wangapeka area of Kahurangi National Park. It is one of the few surviving structures from the depression mining…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).