Shallow Bay Hut
Standard hutFiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- 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.nzYou can access this hut from the Kepler Track, 1.5 hours walk from Rainbow Reach Carpark or by boat via Lake Manapouri.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD07
- Grid reference
- E1179063, N4948118
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. 45.49326° S, 167.61264° E
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in eastern Fiordland.
On the way here
Kepler Track: Rainbow Reach to Shallow Bay or Moturau Hut · 3 - 3 hr 30 min return
The Moturau and Shallow Bay Huts are near the lake shore.
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
Moturau Hut
Great Walk • 40 bunks • Southland • 1.3 km
Moturau Hut is a 40 bunk Great Walk hut located on the Kepler Track in Fiordland. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Manapouri Motel and Holiday Park
Southland • 7.4 km
Possum Lodge
Southland • 8.2 km
Brod Bay Campsite
Great Walk • Southland • 11 km
Brod Bay Campsite is a walk-in Great Walk campsite situated beside Lake Te Anau on the Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park. Bookings are required during…
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Luxmore Hut Wild Camping
Southland • 11.1 km
Luxmore Hut Wild Camping is a designated area for legal wild tent camping in the Southland region. It provides a simple outdoor accommodation option for…
Walks nearby
Kepler Track: Carpark to Rainbow Reach
Intermediate • 2.5 hr one way • 9.5 km • 6.23 km away
Visitor Centre to Kepler Track Carpark Walk
Easy • 50 min • 3.5 km • 9.02 km away
Pearl Harbour return via Circle Track
Advanced • 3 - 3.5 hr return • 6.9 km • 9.22 km away
Kepler Track: Carpark to Dock Bay and Brod Bay
Easy • 1-3 hr return • 5.6 km • 9.38 km away
Kepler Track
Intermediate • 3-4 days • 60 km • 10.15 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
- 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.