McIntyre Hut
Standard hutWhakaari Conservation Area, OtagoOpen
- Sleeps
- 5 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- None
- 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 CB10
- Grid reference
- E1239925, N5025002
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. 44.83744° S, 168.44430° E
About this place
This is a five-bunk hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area.
On the way here
Mt McIntosh Loop Track · 8-10 hr return
Car park to McIntyre Hut
Time: 3 to 4 hr
Walk up the well formed Mt Judah Track to the junction turnoff, this takes around 1 hour 30 minutes. Follow the marked track steeply down to the Buckler Burn. High water levels at Buckler Burn: If high water levels at Buckler Burn make it impassable, you should turn back and return the way you have come. After Buckler Burn you go up a steep zig-zag up an old mining road leads to McIntyre Hut.
McIntyre Hut to McIntosh Hut
Time: 2 hr
Follow the marked track traversing above Long Gully Stream to the Long Gully Saddle. From here it’s about another 30 minutes to McIntosh Hut at 1464 m elevation.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Unsafe water source Whakaari
Due to historic mining activities, high levels of arsenic and heavy metals may be present in the soil and streams in the Whakaari area. Filtering or boiling the stream water does not remove the contamination. Visitors should not use the natural water sources for drinking, cooking, or washing based on current information available on the contamination. Heather Jock, McIntyre and McIntosh huts may have water in their tanks for use, but this is not guaranteed. Carry all the water you need when you visit the site.
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
McIntosh Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Otago • 1.2 km
McIntosh Hut is a basic hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
Jean Hut
Otago • 1.8 km
Jean Hut is a backcountry hut located in the Otago region. It provides basic shelter for hikers and trappers in the area.
Heather Jock Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Otago • 2.1 km
Heather Jock Hut is a three-bunk hut located in the Whakaari Conservation Area in Otago.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Bonnie Jean Hut
Otago • 2.4 km
Bonnie Jean Hut
Otago • 2.5 km
Walks nearby
Judah Track
Intermediate • 4 - 6 hr return • 13.4 km • 1.8 km away
Heather Jock Loop Track
Advanced • 1 hr 30 min from Bonnie Jean Hut • 3.3 km • 2.13 km away
Glenorchy Walkway
Easy • 1 - 2 hr • 4.38 km away
Diamond Creek Walk
Easy • 45 min one way • 2.7 km • 8.1 km away
Glacier Burn Track
Advanced • 2 - 4 hr • 8.85 km away
Contact
Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.