Mt Brown hut & beyond Dec 2010

Mt Brown hut & beyond  Dec 2010

This hut replaces, but on a different site, the old Mt Brown hut which was removed by DOC about five years ago.

The new hut is the result of a community project lead by Eddie Newman and Julia Bradshaw. The old Lower Arahura hut was donated for resiting by DOC who also oversaw the new site selection & building plan modifications. Eddie & Julia mobilised volunteers, sponsors & donors to get the old hut demolished, the new hut built and to get the track re cut.

The hut was officialy opened on December 10 2010 at a virtual opening held at the Beach Front Hotel in Hokitika. Andrew Buglass (the founder of Permolat/Remote Huts) cut a piece of cruise tape draped across a projected image of the hut with a pair of pruners and declared the hut open. It is a great hut in a top spot!

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  • glennj glennj By the way Mt Brown after which the hut is named is the middle of the three bumps in the background of this photo. It is a straight forward walk on up the ridge from the hut to the summit. It takes well under an hour from the hut to the top. The route is not marked but there is a strong ground trail on or near the ridge line.
    22 May 2018
  • Ruger Ruger Great community contribution, design gets the big tick too :-)
    30 December 2010
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