Kerin Forks Hut
Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region
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Introduction
This is an serviced 10-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Tickets (red) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass for unlimited use at most Serviced and Standard huts for a 12 month period.
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Approximate time from nearest road end and huts
- SH 6 (Haast Highway) via Gillespie Pass Track: 4–5 hr (15 km)
- Siberia Hut via Gillespie Pass Track: 2–3 hr (7 km)
- Top Forks Hut via Wilkin Valley tracks: 7–10 hr
Tracks to this hut
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Gillespie Pass Circuit
Located in Mount Aspiring National ParkThis excellent circuit for experienced parties provides spectacular mountain scenery, alpine vegetation and river valleys filled with silver beech/tawhai. You can also do a side trip to Crucible Lake.2 alertsDuration 3 - 4 daysDifficulty Advanced -
Wilkin Valley tracks
Located in Mount Aspiring National ParkThese tracks follow the upper reaches of the Wilkin Valley and can be treated as a separate tramping trip or connect with, say, the Gillespie Circuit. It can also lead to a route to the Matukituki Valley.Duration 4–5 daysDifficulty Advanced
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ12
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1283487, N5094022
No visitor centre in Makarora
Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead.
Full huts during peak season
This hut, along with other huts in the region, is popular with trampers from December until after Easter. We recommended you carry a tent or roll mat when tramping during this period.
Contacts
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre |
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Phone | +64 3 443 7660 |
wanakavc@doc.govt.nz | |
Address | 1 Ballantyne Road Wānaka 9305 |
Hours | Visitor centre hours and services |