Horseshoe Flats Hut
Horseshoe Flats Hut (6 bunks, fire, limited firewood) sits on marshy flats in the middle reaches of the Moeraki River valley. The is about 30m from the river, which is lucky as the bank is slowly crumbling into the water in many places.
Downriver it a swampy track through wet grassland and along crumbling river banks to Blowfly Hut on the Paringa Cattle Track. Upriver the valley slowly steepend and the track ford the river to the south bank before sidling to the valley head and Middle Head Hut. There's another crossing just before the hut.
Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Standard Hut |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 6
6
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Facilities
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Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
Getting there
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SH6 (Moeraki Bluffs): -> Blowfly Hut / Paringa Cattle Track (7km, 2-3 hrs, valley floor track) -> road (3.5km, 1-1.5 hours, pack-horse track) Middle Head Hut: 4.5km, 1.5-3 hrs, sidle track, 2 river crossings. Alpine routes leand on to the Paringa and Clarke valleys. |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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200m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-BY13
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