Mt Fell Hut
Mount Richmond Forest Park
Mount Fell Hut (sleeps 6, wood-burning stove, firewood available, tank water). The hut lies just inside the bush below Mt Fell Summit.
A signposted, poled track leads down from the ridgeline between Mt Fell and Mt Richmond. Poled routes lead over tops to Richmond Saddle Hut via Mt. Richmond, and the Polorous River via Mt. Fell. A low-level bush track runs to the Timms Creek roadend. A possible ridge-route also runs to Mt Fishtail.
The Old Man Hut hutbook contains an account of a 1 day traverse of the ridgeline from Mt Fishtail to Old Man Hut - by a man in his late 60's. If only I was that fit ...
Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Standard Hut |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 6
6
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Facilities
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Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
Getting there
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Timms Creek roadend: 11.5km (time unknown) bush track Mt Richmond Road / Pelorous River: 23km - poled route over tops and bush track Top Valley roadend / campground: 12km (3-8 hours) poled route / track (campground 2km / 30 mins beyond) Middy Creek Hut: 11.5km - poled route / track Richmond Saddle Hut: 5km (1.5-4 hours) poled tops route |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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1,300m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-BQ26
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