Urquhart's Hut

Craigieburn Forest Park

Historic hut build in 1933 during the Great Depression. Situated on a terrace in the Wilberforce Valley. Dirt floor and sacking bunks.

Key information
Owner
Owner: DOC
Category
Basic Hut/Bivvy
Sleeps
Sleeps 6
6
Facilities
Toilet, Open fireplace
Water supply
No water
Getting there
Getting there
Over Browning Pass at the head of the Wilberforce, or up from Lake Coleridge.
Unlocked
This hut is unlocked and open to access.
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Other
Altitude
740m
Mobile phone coverage
No coverage
Maps
NZTopo50-BV19
Link
www.doc.govt.nz/c...http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/canterbury/waimakariri/urquharts-hut/
Map
ID 5243

About this hut

Added 30 March 2010 by matthewmatthew. No revisions.
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