Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Wairaki Hut Route
WalkSouthland
- Grade
- Expert
- Walking time
- 4 hr
- Distance
- 8.5 km
Access: read before you go
Access from Ohai to the Lower Wairaki Hut is only possible through Beaumont Station – permission is needed from the station owners. Phone +64 27 304 3644 (owner), or +64 22 405 2702 (manager).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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 the Lower Wairaki Hut is only possible through Beaumont Station – permission is needed from the station owners. Phone +64 27 304 3644 (owner), or +64 22 405 2702 (manager).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.74392° S, 167.91867° E
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About this place
This route follows the Wairaki River up to Upper Waitaki Hut in the headwaters of the catchment.
The route
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 this track
In walking order.
Nearby stops
Spence Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.3 km
Spence Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Telford Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.7 km
Telford Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Telford Campsite
Southland • 7.3 km
Aparima - Tony's Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 7.5 km
Aparima - Tony's Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located next to Aparima Hut in Southland.
Aparima Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 7.5 km
Aparima Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
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 • 5.56 km away
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 6.95 km away
Aparima River Track
Advanced • 2 hr • 6 km • 7.55 km away
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 11.1 km away
Princhester Saddle Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16 km • 11.1 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).