Townsend hut

Arthur's Pass National Park

Townsend hut which is perched high above the TL of the Taramakau River in the scrub - tussock transition zone is reached by a cut and marked track from the river bed. This fairly well used track and usefully placed four bunk hut open up lots of options for tops travel.

Townsend hut March 2009 • By glennj. Licence: C.
Key information
Owner
Owner: DOC
Category
Basic Hut/Bivvy
Sleeps
Sleeps 4
4
Facilities
None
Water supply
No water
Getting there
Getting there
1/Up a track from the Taramakau River bed. 2/Various tops routes including from the Minchin, Poulter & Korupuku catchments.
Unlocked
This hut is unlocked and open to access.
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Other
Altitude
1,135m
Mobile phone coverage
No coverage
Maps
NZTopo50-BU21
Map
ID 5805

About this hut

Added 12 September 2010 by glennjglennj. No revisions.
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