Specimen Point Hut

Serviced hutLyell area, West CoastOpen

Sleeps
14 bunks
Booking
Can book
Cost
Fee applies
Heating
Yes
Drinking water
Boil first
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.nz

Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.54464° S, 172.15222° E

Specimen Point Hut, hut in West Coast
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

About this place

This hut is owned and managed by the Mōkihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust. It is available to the public via a booking system.

On the way here

The Old Ghost Road · 4 - 5 days

Mokihinui Forks Hut to Specimen Point Hut

Time: Mountain biking: 30 min - 1 hr, tramping: 1 - 1 hr 30 min

km From the Mokihinui Forks Hut turn left down into the head of the Mōkihinui River Gorge. The Mokihinui Lyell Backcountry Trust have built a hut at Specimen Point. Book by visiting the Old Ghost Road website .

Specimen Point Hut to Seddonville

Time: Mountain biking: 2 - 4 hr, tramping: 4 - 6 hr

km From Specimen Point Hut, the Mōkihinui Gorge shows the way to the sea. The old miners' road is rejoined for the virtually flat journey out to Seddonville through the spectacular Mokihinui River gorge.

The whole walk

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Fees and bookings

This is a Mōkihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust hut. Book via the Old Ghost Road website . Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

The Old Ghost RoadAdvanced • 85 km • 4 - 5 days

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

The Old Ghost Road

+64 27 303 4890Email The Old Ghost Road

175 Palmerston Street, Westport 7825

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.