South Huxley Bivvy
HutRuataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- 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.nzMap and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.04691° S, 169.74104° E

About this place
South Huxley Bivvy is a basic hut located in the Canterbury region. It provides simple shelter for hikers and is listed in both Department of Conservation and OpenStreetMap records.
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.
1 option · 1 night
Huxley Forks Hut
Walking in
6 hr (via Brodrick Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Huxley Forks Hut (via Brodrick Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Huxley Forks Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Canterbury • 4.4 km
Huxley Forks Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Officers Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Canterbury • 4.4 km
Officers Hut is a basic three-bunk hut located in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury. It sits next to Huxley Forks Hut.
Monument Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 6.2 km
Monument Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Brodrick Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 8.1 km
Brodrick Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
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Sources
- 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.



