Top Crooked Hut
Basic/bivvies hutAhaura River and Lake Brunner catchments area, West CoastOpen
- Sleeps
- 4 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 BU21
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. 42.70438° S, 171.69107° E
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Greymouth area.
On the way here
Crooked Route · 6 hr to Jacko Flat Hut | 8 hr to Top Crooked Hut one way
Travel is easier from Jacko Flat Hut to Top Crooked Hut. It is a further 2 hr (5.4 km) to Top Crooked Hut.
The route up to the Morgan Tops, just downstream and opposite Top Crooked Hut, is very steep.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Lake Morgan Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.8 km
Lake Morgan Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Jacko Flat Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.9 km
Jacko Flat Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Cone Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.2 km
Cone Creek Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kiwi Hut – West Coast
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 7.2 km
Kiwi Hut is a standard ten-bunk hut located in the Hokitika area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Elizabeth Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 7.8 km
Elizabeth Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
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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.
- 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).