Mt Fell Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, MarlboroughOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 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.nzTe Rou Road (Timms Creek car park): 7 hr (12.8 km)
4.9 km north of Renwick, just over the Wairau River bridge, turn off SH6 onto Northbank Road. Follow this for 30.8 km then turn into Te Rou Road. Timms Creek car park is at the end of the road.
From Mt Fell Hut: The track sidles through mountain beech and tussock to where it reaches the main ridge above Timms Creek. It then descends steeply approximately 900 m to Timms Creek fork where it crosses the unbridged creek, this crossing can provide problems during wet weather. The track then follows Timms Creek, undulating to Timms Flat, a clearing ideal for picnicking and swimming. From Timms Flat travel another 2.5 km through native bush and pine plantations to the Timms Creek car park at the end of Te Rou Road.
Richmond Saddle Hut: 4 hr (5.2 km)
Follow the north west broad rocky ridge poled route to Mt Richmond summit. Descend down moderately steep scree faces to a col west of Johnson Peak. The track them sidles onto a ridgeline west of the hut. The hut is 10 min from a junction on the ridgeline.
The route from Middy Creek Hut on the Pelorus Track to Mt Fell has many fallen trees. To use this route trampers must be prepared to navigate off track for periods of time. You will need to be competent in off track travel and navigation and allow extra time for your hike.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BQ26
- Grid reference
- E1634730, N5410205
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. 41.45898° S, 173.41567° E
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the South Marlborough area.
On the way here
Mt Richmond routes · 2 days
Te Rou Road to Mt Fell Hut
Time: 6–7 hr
12.8 km From the Timms Creek car park on Te Rou Road, a walking track goes up the true right of the creek for one hour to a flat area ideal for picnicking or swimming. From here a marked route leads up to Mt Fell Hut.
Mt Fell Hut to Richmond Saddle Hut
Time: 3–4 hr
5.2 km From Mt Fell Hut a poled route traverses tussock tops and rock along the Richmond Range. Walk 10 minutes up towards the ridge. Follow the poles along the ridge to a sidle under Johnstons Peak and through Devils Armchair to Mt Richmond (1760 m). There are guaranteed amazing views on a fine day. Parts of the climb to Mt Richmond will be rocky and steep as with the descent of 560 m from the summit to Richmond Saddle Hut.
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 night
Te Rou Road
Walking in
7 hr
Walking out
6 hr to Richmond Saddle Hut
Walking in
7 hr
Walking out
7 hr to Te Rou Road
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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.
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Walks nearby
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
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.
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