Lower Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- 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.nzAccess from Ohai to Lower Wairaki Hut is only possible through Beaumont Station, phone +64 3 931 9858.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE09
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. 45.77929° S, 167.94023° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Southland area.
On the way here
Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Wairaki Hut Route · 4 hr
From Lower Wairaki Hut, this route (not signposted) drops down to the river where a large orange triangle is seen on the other side of the river. This section is part of Te Araroa Trail. Cross the river and follow the true left of the valley for about an hour, where you will reach a track junction and a DOC sign.
Take the Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Waitaki Hut Route and follow the true left of the river for 3 hours until you arrive at Upper Waitaki Hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Upper Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 6.3 km
Upper Wairaki Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Telford Campsite
Southland • 5.3 km
Rock Hut
Southland • 7.7 km
Rock Hut is a basic shelter located in the Southland region of New Zealand. It provides a simple place to stay for outdoor enthusiasts exploring the area.
Telford Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 7.9 km
Telford Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima - Tony's Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 9.2 km
Aparima - Tony's Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located next to Aparima Hut in Southland.
Walks nearby
Aparima River Track
Advanced • 2 hr • 6 km • 8.21 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 • 9.49 km away
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 9.92 km away
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 13.86 km away
Princhester Saddle Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16 km • 14.4 km away
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
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).