Monowai Hut
Standard hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 12 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE07
- Grid reference
- E1160989, N4908736
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. 45.83430° S, 167.34942° E
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in southern Fiordland.
On the way here
Borland Road to Monowai Hut Track · 9 hr one way
This tramping track is in a very attractive area. The track leads from the Borland Saddle past Island Lake, the Historic Clark Hut and Clark Hut to Monowai Hut at the northern end of Lake Monowai. There are great opportunities for photography and fishing. You can return the same way, or come out at Lake Monowai car park by combining with the Green Lake Track . There are windfalls on the track, so expect longer walking times.
Clark Hut to Monowai Hut - 4 hrs, 6.5km
From Clark Hut, the track enters the bush edge and crosses the Grebe River, climbing to a saddle before descending gently to the Monowai Hut on the northern shore of Lake Monowai.
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.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Clark Hut - A Frame
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 4.9 km
Clark Hut is a basic four-bunk A-frame hut located in southern Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Clark Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 6 km
Clark Hut is a basic four-bunk shelter located in southern Fiordland. Built in 1941, it was originally constructed for deer cullers working for the New Zealand…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Ces Clark Hut
Great Walk • 16 bunks • West Coast • 509.1 km
Ces Clark Hut is a 16-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast. You must book this hut in advance.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Walks nearby
Green Lake Track
Advanced • 3.5 - 6 hr to hut • 8 km or 11 km to hut • 6.65 km away
Rodger Inlet Track
Advanced • 6 hr to hut, then 4 - 5 hr to bushline • 10 km to hut, 3.5 km to bushline • 8.34 km away
Mt Burns Tarns Track
Advanced • 45 min return • 1 km • 9.99 km away
Lake Monowai Peninsula Lookout Track
Easy • 30 min return • 1 km • 13.17 km away
Eldrig Peak Route
Advanced • 8 to 10 hours return via same track • 4 km • 13.77 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
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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.