Mintaro Hut
Great Walk hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 40 bunks
- Booking
- Can book
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Toilet
- Yes
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzThis hut is the second DOC hut on the Milford Track, at the head of the Clinton Valley, Fiordland.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CB08
- Grid reference
- E1187277, N5025130
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. 44.80926° S, 167.77019° E
About this place
This is a 40-bunk, Great Walk hut on the Milford Track, Fiordland. Bookings required in the Great Walks season.
On the way here
Milford Track · 4 days
Day 2 – Clinton Hut to Mintaro Hut
Time: 6 hr
17.5 km A gradual climb follows the Clinton River to its source, Lake Mintaro, at the base of the renowned Omanui/McKinnon Pass. Past Hirere Falls you will get your first view of Omanui/McKinnon Pass and the impressive Pompolona icefield. You’ll be dwarfed by the sheer scale of the rock walls towering above on either side as you walk up the Clinton Valley, and will pass through changing vegetation as you climb higher towards Mintaro Hut.
Day 3 – Mintaro Hut to Dumpling Hut
Time: 6–7 hr
km Climb to Omanui/McKinnon Pass and the memorial to explorer Quintin McKinnon, with exceptional views of Lake Mintaro and the Clinton Canyon along the way. The memorial is a great place to take in the awe-inspiring panoramas, before reaching the highest point of the track and Omanui/McKinnon Pass Shelter (1154 m). From here, you’ll drop steadily through an attractive alpine garden to the valley floor, passing several waterfalls along the Roaring Burn River before arriving at Quintin Shelter. On the way to Dumpling Hut take a moment to admire Sutherland Falls in the distance.
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 to 2 nights
Glade Wharf
Walking in
7 hr 30 min (via Clinton Hut)
Walking out
7 hr 30 min to Glade Wharf (via Clinton Hut)
Walking in
7 hr 30 min (via Clinton Hut)
Walking out
15 hr to Sandfly Point (via Dumpling Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May to 28 October. Passes cannot be used from 29 October to 30 April.
Bookings are required in the Great Walks season. Book Mintaro Hut online.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Dumpling Hut
Great Walk • 40 bunks • Southland • 4.5 km
Dumpling Hut is a 40-bunk Great Walk hut on the Milford Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Clinton Hut
Great Walk • 40 bunks • Southland • 15.3 km
Clinton Hut is a 40-bunk Great Walk hut located on the Milford Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Quintin Lodge
Southland • 2.4 km
Quintin Lodge is a hut located in the Southland region of New Zealand. The provided records do not list any further details regarding its facilities or…
Pompolona Lodge
Southland • 4 km
Boatshed Hut
Southland • 8.3 km
Boatshed Hut is a backcountry hut located in the Southland region of New Zealand. The provided records do not list specific facilities or additional details…
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 (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.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.