Army Hut
Although basic by DOC's categories, this is a comfortable, well appointed 4-bed hut, maintained by local volunteers from Te Anau. The hut has a luxurious glass-fronted wood burning stove, a sink and outside shower.
The hut is located in the Snowdon Forest, in the mid reaches of the Upukerora River. Downstream large gravel river flats make for good travel, whilst upstream the valley closes in after about 3km of open flats. A good route leads to the Summit of Mt Snowdon via the slips north of the hut. Tracks to Boyd Creek and Mavora Lakes via Kiwi Burn Hut are poorly maintained, and better regarded as 'routes'. The track south to the Whitestone valley is wrongly marked on map D42: the track/route follows the plateau on the true right of the creek from the Upukerora to the saddle, and is easy going compared to scrub in the valley floor where the track is shown on the map.
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Basic Hut/Bivvy |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 4
4
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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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Boyd Creek / SH94 (D42 127517): 26km - poorly maintained track Takaro Lodge road: 7.5km (1.5 - 2 hours) track Mavora Lakes Road (D43 263284): 27km via Kiwi Burn Hut Kiwi Burn Hut: 20km (8-14 hours) poorly maintained track / route through mature beech forest and valley flats |
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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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500m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-CC09
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