Snowy Gorge Hut
Basic/bivvies hutAhuriri Conservation Park, CanterburyOpen
- Sleeps
- 5 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- Water
- Yes
- 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.nzSnowy Gorge Hut is 5 hours (11 km) from Birchwood Road.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BZ14
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.28299° S, 169.69770° E

About this place
This is a basic five-bunk hut in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Hideaway Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 7.1 km
Hideaway Hut is a basic hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Ahuriri Base Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 7.9 km
Ahuriri Base Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Maitland Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 8.2 km
Maitland Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Shamrock Hut
Standard • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 10.3 km
Shamrock Hut is a standard two-bunk hut located in the Mackenzie Country and Waitaki area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Dingle Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Otago • 11.1 km
Top Dingle Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wanaka/Makarora area of Otago.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby

Tarnbrae Track A2O
Advanced • 5 hr one way • 16 km • 8.88 km away

East Ahuriri Track
Advanced • 1 - 2 days • 27 km • 9.03 km away

Sawyers and Parsons Creek to Freehold Creek Track
Advanced • 8 hrs one way • 12 km • 9.3 km away

Canyon Creek Track
Advanced • 3 hr 50 min one way • 8.5 km • 11.32 km away

Ahuriri Valley Track
Advanced • 6 hr one way • 14.5 km • 11.77 km away
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.