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Huxley Forks Hut.
Huxley Forks Hut

Located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in the Canterbury region

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in Ruataniwha Conservation Park.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Huxley Forks Hut is 6 hours (18 km) up the Huxley valley, off Hopkins valley at the end of Lake Ohau Road.

Officers Hut is nearby. It is 20 m from Huxley Forks Hut. 

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BY14
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1338921, N5122123