Meikles Hut
Meikles hut is derelict, and a DOC sign warns, "Building unsafe. No Entry."
The first Meikles Hut was an historic Depression era miners' hut. The remains of an old stamper battery which pre dates the Meikles Huts are beside/in the creek above where the track crosses the creek not far above the hut. This hut was rebuilt in the 1980's to the same specifications as the original hut by Ces Clark and crew of the New Zealand Forest Service.
Meikles hut is located just above the Moonlight track in the upper reaches of the Right Branch of Moonlight Creek. [This is the West Coast Moonlight in this instance. The area is named after the same gold prospector Moonlight of Central Otago & Murchison area fame.]

Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Basic Hut/Bivvy |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 2
2
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Facilities
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Open fireplace |
Water supply
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Natural water source |
Getting there
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1/Up the Moonlight road & then the track from Anderson's Flat carpark. It takes approx 1.5 hrs to walk from the carpark to the hut. 2/Off the Croesus track along the Paparoa tops & down to the hut. (The turnoffs on the tops are signposted) It takes 1 - 1.5 hrs down from the turnoff on the tops to the hut. |
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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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580m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-BT20
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