Lochnagar Hut
Old style musterers hut yet rebuilt in 1990. Painted corrugated iron half buried in earth with a partial schist slabbed ,partial PV tarp floor. Original fireplace but use with care.
There is a recently built sleeping platform with a 2 person mattress still in its original protective plastic wrapping. Another short, narrow sleeping bench would only accommodate a child. There are 2 aging mattess provided to spread on the floor.
The door and window are still functioning but the window is jamming when opened. There is a lot of cobwebbed fly corpsed detritis in many pans and crockery. There is a fridge full of preservable food and sacks of grotty spare clothing and sleeping bags in case of emergency.
I swept the window free of webs and brushed mouse droppings off the mattresses. The hut hadn't been visited for 3 months. Water is sourced from the lake, 10m distant. There is a bit of reading material in the hut and a well marked track. This cult status hut is in a spectacular setting

Owner
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Owner: PVT |
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Category
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Private hut |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 4
4
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Facilities
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Toilet, Open fireplace |
Water supply
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No water |
Getting there
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Via Shotover Saddle, Shotover River or Rees or Snowy Saddles. |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
Bookings
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Bookings required
Required
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Altitude
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1,000m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-CA11
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