Ross Hut
8 bunk hut in the head of Ross Creek in the Eyre Mountains. Previously listed in DOCs South Island Backcountry Huts, but now dropped from the official list.
The hut, however, remains. A wonderful historic hut framed with hand-split native timber, clad in iron. Eight wire bed-bases have been carried in and slung from beech frames. Shuttered widows (no glass). Riverstone floor, open fire, water 100m away (sidle up-valley to stream).
Though this hut is 8-bunk, you may wish to avoid the top 4 bunks and the frames are getting a bit unstable.
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Basic Hut/Bivvy |
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Sleeps
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Sleeps 8
8
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Facilities
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Open fireplace |
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Water supply
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Natural water source
Sidle 100m upriver to find creek above gorge.
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Getting there
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Legal 4WD access up farm road to Rober Creek Hut (Forks Hut) on park boundary. 2WD access ends at the Rober Creek ford. Easy access via Ross Spur, dropping to hut (permission required from forestry company), or legal access up the creek. |
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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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966m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-CC11
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ID 15840
About this hut
Added 30 September 2015 by madpommadpom.
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