Waikiti hut
This hut is situated in the headwaters of the Waikiti river on a flat that is partly grass but largely tall scrub. Until about a year ago it was a challenging walk to reach the hut because of heavily overgrown tracks & windfalls/snow damage. This has changed with DOC having cut the up valley track about a year ago.
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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 6
6
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Facilities
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Open fireplace |
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Water supply
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No water |
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Getting there
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1/ The easiest way now is up the Waikiti valley from the road bridge. The track starts on the TR. Post the track cutting it takes approx 4hrs. 2/ Through an unnamed saddle from the Trent River. Easily spotted on a map ESE of the hut. Untracked but good going. 3/ Via Crane Creek, Rochfort Basin & Logjam Creek. This route is described in Sven Brabyn's guidebook. The tracks are a bit overgrown but followable and the Rochfort basin hut has gone. Allow a full day to get to the hut this way. |
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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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445m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BU21
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ID 5737
About this hut
58 views in the past year (5 per month).