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Mt Rintoul Hut.
Mt Rintoul Hut

Located in Mount Richmond Forest Park in the Marlborough region

This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the South Marlborough area.

This is part of the Te Araora Trail.

Mt Rintoul Hut (1260 m) was built in 1966 by the New Zealand Forest Service, one of many SF70 huts built in this era. It was upgraded in 1997.

On a fine day there are magnificent views from the hut, particularly over the Waimea Plains and Tasman Bay.

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

Te Araroa – The Trail Pass

Te Araroa Trail walkers should register and purchase the Te Araroa Trail Pass.

Bookings

Tarn Hut: 5 hr (9 km)

Old Man Hut to Mt Rintoul Hut

Old Man Hut: 5 hr (4.5 km)

The track to Mt Rintoul Hut is rocky and exposed and involves some scrambling – take particular care and be prepared to wait out adverse weather.

From the head of the Old Man Hut access track, the main track climbs through bush and then above the bushline to the summit of Little Rintoul (1643 m). It then descends 250 m following poles to a low saddle before climbing steeply again to the summit of Mt Rintoul (1731 m).

Beyond Mt Rintoul’s summit the poled route traverses the ridgeline before dropping steeply down scree slopes to the bushline. From here a marked track leads to Mt Rintoul Hut.

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BR26
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1618405, N5403506