Grough Hut
Ruataniwha Conservation Park
The innacurately named Grough Hut (2 beds, 1 matress, no fire, water distant) is actually a very basic bivvy on the bushedge above the Dobson. The fireplace has been removed (according to a 2005 entry in the hut book, 'Gus' the local DOC recreation boss 'has a plan' for its remains - we wait with baited, shivering breath).
The main reason to be here is to hunt red deer, abundant in the beech faces in the mid-Dobson. The hut could be a stopping-point for those heading up- or down-river, but the comfortable Kennedy Hut an hour and a half upstream is reccomended.
Huts downstream are on Glen Lyon Station land: Station Hut is private, and ownership of Le Crens Hut is disputed between DOC who allowed it to fall into a derelict state, and Glen Lyon Station who renovated it. You may wish to book with Glen Lyon Station if staying there.
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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 2
2
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Facilities
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None |
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Water supply
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No water |
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Getting there
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Glen Lyon Stn.: 4WD river flats route. Grough Hut -> Le Crens Hut (10km,2.5-5hrs) -> roadend (7.5km). 4WD track on Glen Lyon Station land - permission should be obtained Lake Ohau Roadend (Huxley Lodge): Riverbed route down Dobson and easy crossing of Hopkins in low-moderate flows. Grough Hut -> Le Crens Hut (10km,2.5-5hrs) -> roadend (12km) NB: Huxley Lodge at the Ohau roadend is a private school lodge. The nearest DOC hut in the Hopkins is Monument Hut, 8km upstream |
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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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700m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BY15
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