Potts Hut
Basic/bivvies hutHakatere Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 10 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- Heating
- Yes
- 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.nzBuicks Bridge car park: Potts Hut is 11 hours walk or a grade 3 mountain bike ride (29.7 km) from Buicks Bridge car park on Hakatere Heron Road. From Mount Somers, follow Ashburton Gorge Road for 23 km, then Hakatere Heron Road for another 4 km.
Potts River car park: The hut is 9 hours (21 km) from the Potts River car park on Hakatere Potts Road. From Mount Somers, follow Ashburton Gorge Road, which becomes Hakatere Potts Road. The carpark is about 40 km from Mount Somers.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BX18
- Grid reference
- E1435931, N5182650
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. 43.49096° S, 170.97081° E
About this place
Potts Hut is a basic hut in the Mid and South Canterbury area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Lawrence Hut
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Clyde Hut
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Walks nearby
Mt Potts Easement Track to Mt Potts Conservation Area boundary
Advanced • 30 min one way • 1.5 km to Mt Potts Conservation Area boundary • 7.55 km away
Mystery Lake Track
Advanced • 4 hr • 9.2 km • 8.08 km away
Mount Sunday Track
Easy • 30 min one way • 1.5 km • 8.44 km away
Buicks Bridge to Potts Bridge Track
Advanced • 7 hr • 21 km • 13.52 km away
Lake Clearwater tracks
Easy • Various from 3 hr to 8 hr return • 13.8 km away
Contact
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Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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.