West Arm Hut
Standard hutDoubtful Sound/Patea area, SouthlandOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- None
- 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- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CD06
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. 45.52542° S, 167.26319° E
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in western Fiordland.
On the way here
Dusky Track · 8- 10 days
Wilmot Pass Road to West Arm, Lake Manapouri, 45 min
From the track end (sign posted on the left hand side of the road, 20 minutes past the Mica Burn) follow the Wilmot Pass Road to West Arm, Lake Manapouri. West Arm Hut (6 bunks) is sited half an hour along the road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Loch Maree Hut
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Loch Maree Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
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Halfway Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 27.7 km
Halfway Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in western Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
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).
- 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.