Monument Hut
Ruataniwha Conservation Park
Monument Hut (6 bunks, matresses, stove, firewood, river water) is a forestry style hut in the Hopkins. Its located just inside beech forest on the west valleyside, looking out over river flats.
The hut is 8km from the roadend along a good 4WD track - easy to follow in the dark. As such this hut gives the option of walking in late evening for an early morning start.
Both the Hopkins and Huxley valleys provide good easy tramps along marked tracks on the valley-floors.
Unmarked alpine routes exist over several cols:
- Tragedy Col (Hopkins-Dobson)
- Echo col (Hopkins-Landsborough)
- Broderik Pass (Huxley-Landsborough)
- (G38 458759) Huxley-Ahuriri
- (G38 460752) Huxley-Sth Temple
- (G38 476662) Ahuriri-Sth Temple
Alpine loop tramps are thus possible: Hopkins-Dobson, Huxley-Landsborough-Hopkins, Huxley-Sth Temple and Huxley-Ahuriri-Sth Temple.
Red deer, chamois and thar are present in moderate-high numbers.
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Standard Hut |
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Sleeps
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Sleeps 6
6
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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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Lake Ohau Roadend (Huxley Lodge): 8km, 4WD track (vehicles require permission beyond Huxley Lodge) Landsborough (Fraser Hut): Monument->Huxley Forks (8km, 2-4hrs, marked sidle track or faster riverbed route)->Broderick Hut (5km, cut track)->Fraser Hut (7km, marked alpine route over Broderick Pass) The recently restored, historic Red Hut is 2.5km over river flats across the Hopkins. |
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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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600m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BY14
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