Lower Princhester Hut
Standard hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD08
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. 45.59331° S, 167.95159° E
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Southland area.
On the way here
Princhester Saddle Route · 6 hr
The track from Lower Princhester Hut is through beech forest and climbs to a saddle between the Bog Burn and Waterloo Burn catchments. It then descends to the northern boundary of Waterloo Station, a Crown pastoral lease comprising 3,500 ha. It is about 4.5 km to this point.
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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Upper Princhester Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 4.2 km
Upper Princhester Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Becketts Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 8 km
Becketts Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 8.8 km
Aparima Forks Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Whare Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 12.8 km
Whare Creek Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 13.2 km
Aparima Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 8.51 km away
Wilderness Lookout Walk
Easiest • 5 min to Lookout • 300 m • 10.21 km away
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 11.12 km away
Upper Aparima/Spence Burn Route
Expert • 1 hr 15 min for Aparima Forks Hut, 3 hr for Spence Hut • 4 km to Aparima Forks Hut, 7 km to Spence Hut • 11.38 km away
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
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.