Newton Hut
Newton Hut (4 bunk, matresses, stove, firewood, water) is a pleasent forestry hut beside Newton creek. It's dryer and warmer than the swampy Dunns Creek location over the pass, and is a very welcome sight for those who have bashed / slipped their way through scrub and down rocks over the Newton Saddle. A tidy, well maintained hut.
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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 4
4
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Facilities
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Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
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Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
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Getting there
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Dunns Creek Hut: 6km, 4-10 hrs. Steep & slippery on Newton Crk side, thick scrub & bushbashing on Dunns Creek side. Slow going, for the experienced. Arahura / Mudflats Hut: 8km/5km, 2.5-5hrs. Good cut track to Arahura River swingbridge. Cross bridge & head upstream to flats. Climb small side-stream with occasional marker-tape, 500m to packhorse-track. Very good platformed track to Lower Arahura & Mudflats huts. Scottys Biv: Route exists over the tops to Scottys Biv |
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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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740m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BV19
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ID 1952
About this hut
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