Spence Hut
Basic/bivvies hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandOpen
- 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.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE08
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. 45.70503° S, 167.87871° E
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Southland area.
On the way here
Upper Aparima/Spence Burn Route · 1 hr 15 min for Aparima Forks Hut, 3 hr for Spence Hut
Spence Burn junction to Spence Hut
Time: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr
km Enter the forest at the track junction, drop down to the Aparima River below the forks and ford the river. The marked route climbs sharply and traverses the true right side of the valley well above the river. It crosses to the other side after about 1 hr 30 min, then generally follows the true left bank. Spence Hut is situated on an open site on the true right bank of the river.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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
Spence Burn junction
Walking in
4 hr 45 min (via Aparima Forks Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 45 min to Spence Burn junction (via Aparima Forks Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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Telford Hut
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Whare Creek Hut
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Whare Creek Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
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Walks nearby
Contact
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).