No. 3 Hut / Number Three Hut
No. 3 Hut (16 beds in 2 rooms, wood-burning stove, limited firewood available, tank / creek water) is a lovely historic hut on flats in the mid reaches of the Hurunui River. The hut is well built and lined with native timber. It dates back to the re-opening of the original Harper Pass route as a tramping track early last century. The original gold-rush track over Harpers was earlier abandoned in favour of the Arthurs Pass route. This hut was was one of four built along the roite in an attempt to establish a tramp that would 'rival the popularity of the Milford track'. Whilst the attempt to rival Milford may have been a little over-optimistic, the Hurunui valley makes a pleasent valley-floor tramp.
Above the hut, the valley leaves farmland and enters the Hurunui Mainland Island, where intensive control and restoration work by DOC attempts to preserve a range of rare species.
Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Standard Hut |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 16
16
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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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Hurunui Hut / Lake Sumner Roadend: 9km (2.5 - 4 hours) to Hut. Valley floor track / well maintained cut track in bush sections. Roadend 2km (30 mins) beyond hut. Camerons Hut: 4km (1-2 hours). Valley floor / well maintained bush track Harper Biv: 10.5km (2.5 - 5 hours). Valley floor / well maintained track as far as Cameron's Hut. A few slips and small creek crossings beyond Camerons. No. 4 hut 10km (3-6 hrs) beyond. |
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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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640m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-BU22
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