Lake Chalice Hut
Located in Mount Richmond Forest Park in the Marlborough region
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Introduction
This is a standard 8-bunk hut in the South Marlborough area.Easy walk from road end
Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
Built in 1963 with an open fire in line with huts of that era, it was extended and upgraded 13 years later.
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.
About hut tickets and passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Nearest road end to Lake Chalice Hut
Staircase Road: 1 hr (2.6 km)
5 km north Renwick (just over the Wairau River bridge) turn off SH6 onto Northbank Road. Follow this for 33 km then turn into Top Valley Road. Continue for 6 km then turn into Staircase Road and follow this for 18 km to the car park.
Mid Goulter Hut to Lake Chalice Hut
Mid Goulter Hut: 5 hr (9 km)
From Mid Goulter Hut, the track follows the true left of the river to where the Goulter River begins at a group of small springs. Follow the track through beech forest to the western end of Lake Chalice then either travel left or right around Lake Chalice to Lake Chalice Hut.
Old Man Hut to Lake Chalice Hut
Old Man Hut (via Old Man): 7 hr (10 km)
Travel up from Old Man Hut towards the sign posted junction at Old Man, left from here is another junction for the route to Top Valley. The track to Lake Chalice follows a spur to the bare shingle capped summit of Chalice Knob (1530 m) then meanders down to the eastern side of Lake Chalice, 15 minutes away from Lake Chalice Hut.
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BR26
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1626651, N5398178
Contacts
| Whakatū/Nelson Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 546 9339 |
| nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | Millers Acre/Taha o te Awa 1/37 Halifax Street Nelson 7010 |
| Hours | Visitor centre hours and services |