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M400-1 Hi, this hut has been recently renovated by Permolat (I think 2018). According to the hutbook the rodent problem has been remedied, and various other painting and fixing jobs performed. The track is fairly clear and easy to follow from 3rd gorge ck.
27 April 2019
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Honora Thanks for the prompt to update the track info, Glenn.
29 December 2011
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glennj I've just spent my first night at this hut for over 36 years. The track up from the Arahura roadend is in good nick post the recut mentioned below. (It was a 4.5hr walk up to the hut carrying an overnight pack from the council road bridge including a lunch stop at Lower Arahura hut) I note that a lot of small clearings that were in Newton Creek in the early 70's are now scrub covered.
I thought about looking for the old track from Newton Creek hut to the Olderog Creek/Jade Creek junction hut (The Trench Track) but abandoned that idea. I walked that one twice in 1975 but the scrub at the Newton Ck end is rather solid now.
28 December 2011
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Honora DoC have recut the track to this hut, thank goodness! They have also cut the track from the hut over to Dunn's Creek via Newton Saddle.
19 May 2009
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