Lake Man Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutLake Sumner Forest Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 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 BU22
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. 42.54915° S, 172.22351° E
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
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
Kedron River
Walking in
2 hr 30 min
Walking out
2 hr 30 min to Kedron River
Walking in
2 hr 30 min
Walking out
4 hr to Hope Valley Track junction
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Nearby stops
Doubtless Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 3 km
Doubtless Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Doubtful Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 5.3 km
Doubtful Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area. It provides simple accommodation for hikers in the Canterbury…
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Top Hope Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 6 km
Top Hope Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
St Jacob's Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 6.3 km
St Jacob's Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Robinson Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • West Coast • 8.7 km
Top Robinson Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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.