Pool Hut
Basic/bivvies hutSt James Conservation Area, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- 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.nzWalk, mountain bike or ride a horse to Pool Hut.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BT24
- Grid reference
- E1568363, N5306206
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.39583° S, 172.61562° E
About this place
Pool Hut is managed as an historic hut, offering basic accommodation to those doing the 64 km-long St James Cycle Trail.
Know before you go
Wasps
Wasp populations reach high numbers from January to March – wear light coloured clothing and carry antihistamine cream/tablets as a precaution.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Jervois Hut
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Jervois Hut is a basic three bunk hut located in the St James Conservation Area in Canterbury.
Heating • Water from stream • Water supply
Scotties Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 4.3 km
Scotties Hut is a basic hut located in the St James Conservation Area in Canterbury.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Stony Stream Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 7.6 km
Stony Stream Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Tin Jug Hut
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Anne Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Canterbury • 8.7 km
Anne Hut is a serviced 20-bunk hut located in the St James Conservation Area in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Stanley River Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16.5 km • 3.09 km away
Fowlers Pass Track
Advanced • 5 hr 30 min • 16 km • 12.06 km away
Homestead Run
Easy • 5 hr • 15 km • 12.62 km away
St James Walkway
Easy • 5 days • 66 km • 13.26 km away
Waiau Pass Route (Blue Lake Route to Lewis Pass)
Expert • 8-10 days for full trip • 14.79 km away
Contact
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
104 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass 7654
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.