Dillons Hut
The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank / creek water) lies in the middle reaches of the taipo valley, 10 minutes upstream from the historic Dillons Hut. It presumably aimed to replace this character-laden building hut - however, the storm of protest this provoked seems to have ensured that the old hut will also remain.
This is a characterless modern tramping hut - weathertight, rodentproof but lacking the feel of the old place (and also lacking the mice). Look at them both, they're only 10 minute apart, and make your choice ...
|
Owner
|
Owner: DOC |
|---|---|
|
Category
|
Standard Hut |
|
Sleeps
|
Sleeps 10
10
|
|
Facilities
|
Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
|
Water supply
|
Tap or tank water |
|
Getting there
|
Kelly Shelter SH73: 10km (4-7 hrs). 1000m climb/descent along cut track / poled route over Kelly Range via Carroll's Hut Taipo Roadend SH73: 9km. Valley floor track (4wd) Mid Taipo Hut: 9km. Valley floor marked / poled track. Cableway over river crossing Dunn Creek Hut: 9km. Valley floor marked / poled route to Dunn Creek. River route to slips/waterfalls 1.5km below hut. Overgrown marked route from left (looking up) of 2nd slip to hut. |
|---|---|
|
Unlocked
|
This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
|
Bookings
|
No bookings — open access
No — open access
|
|
Altitude
|
240m |
|---|---|
|
Mobile phone coverage
|
No coverage |
|
Maps
|
NZTopo50-BV20
|