Take firestarters
The firewood at the hut is often damp, as the storage shed is exposed to rain, especially during severe weather. Wood is also left outside in bags without a chance to dry.
Visiitors should take firestarters to help light damp firewood.
Take a cooker
The gas cookers at the hut occasionally stop working, new parts have been ordered.
Visitors should take their own cookers in case the hut gas cookers aren't working.
Fees
Fees to 30 June 2026
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Fees from 1 July 2026
New rates apply. Updated hut and sole occupancy fees from 1 July 2026.
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut.
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Bookings
Bookings for the 2026/27 season open at 12 noon on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
View updated hut and sole occupancy fees from 1 July 2026.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Jumbo Hut can be accessed via Mt Holdsworth Road end and is on the popular Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo circuit.
Approximate times from nearest roads and huts
- Mt Holdsworth road end: 5–6 hr
- Powell Hut: 4–5 hr
- Atiwhakatu Hut: 2 hr
- Mid Waiohine Hut: 4 hr
- McGregor Bivvy: 2 hr
Tracks to this hut
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Duration: 2–3 days Difficulty: Intermediate
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BP34
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1805685, N5474583
Wellington/Kapiti information
| Phone: | +64 3 546 9339 |
| Email: | nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz |
| About: | Whakatū/Nelson visitor services provide information for this area |