Fowlers Hut
St James Conservation Area
Historic hut on Tophouse Road, St James Conservation Area. The hut is being managed as a roadside shelter, and is empty of bunks. Two rooms with an open fireplace and new toilet outside.
The hut was built by the Hurunui Rabbit Board around 1890. It was used for maintenance of the rabbit-proof fence and for rabbit control. A section of the fence remains by the road.
This hut marks the terminus of the Fowler Pass Track.
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Shelter |
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Sleeps
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Sleeps 0
0
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Facilities
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Toilet, Open fireplace |
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Water supply
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Natural water source
Pass stream is 100m away.
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Getting there
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From Hanmer Springs, over Jacks Pass and along Tophouse Road. The shingle road is open to all vehicles. Foot access from Lake Guyon and Stanley Vale via the Fowler Pass Track. |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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950m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BT24
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ID 15653
About this hut
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