Stern Valley Hut
Serviced hutMōkihinui River area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 10 bunks
- Booking
- Can book
- Cost
- Fee applies
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Toilet
- Non-flush
Getting there
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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. 41.66370° S, 172.19892° E
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
Ghost Lake Hut to Stern Valley Hut
Time: Mountain biking 2 - 3 hr, tramping: 3 - 4 hr
km Check your brakes before departing from Ghost Lake Hut as the trail descends almost 800 metres over the next 13 km to Stern Valley Hut. The first 4 kilometres is the most technical of the entire trail reaching Grade 5 in places - be prepared. At the end of the breathtaking Skyline Ridge you reach the Skyline Steps. You need to carry your bike down 60 metres of narrow and winding steps, before descending into Stern Valley. The Mokihinui Lyell Backcountry Trust have built a hut at Stern Valley. Book by visiting the Old Ghost Road website .
Stern Valley Hut to Goat Creek Hut
Time: Mountain biking 2 - 3 hr, tramping: 3 - 4 hr
km From Stern Valley Hut the trail meanders on up through the interesting Ernest Valley, a tributory of Stern Creek. Some 'earnest' climbing is again required to get over the saddle that allows passage into the Goat Creek catchment and on down to the confluence with the Mōkihinui River South Branch. Note that Goat Creek must be forded to reach the hut. This crossing may be hazardous or impassable in times of elevated creek flow or flood.
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.
Nearby stops
Ghost Lake Hut
Serviced • 18 bunks • West Coast • 5.2 km
Ghost Lake Hut is a backcountry hut on the West Coast managed by the Mōkihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust. It is available to the public through a booking system.
Goat Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 6.4 km
Goat Creek Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Buller area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lyell Saddle Hut
Serviced • 10 bunks • West Coast • 10.6 km
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Mōkihinui Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 10 bunks • West Coast • 13 km
Mōkihinui Forks Hut is a basic ten-bunk hut located in the Mōkihinui River area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Specimen Point Hut
Serviced • 14 bunks • West Coast • 13.8 km
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Walks nearby
Contact
The Old Ghost Road
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.