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Pinnacles Hut.
Pinnacles Hut

Located in Hakatere Conservation Park and Mount Somers area in the Canterbury region

This is a serviced 19-bunk hut in the Mt Somers area.

Facilities

  • Single and double bunks

Note: cooking facilities and utensils are not provided.

Fees

Sunday to Friday

Hut
  • Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
  • Child/youth (5-17 years): $12.50 per night
  • Infant (0-4 years): free
Campsite
  • Adult (18+ years): $12.50 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $6.25 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

Saturday

Hut
  • Adult (18+ years): $30 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $15 per night
  • Infant: (0-4 years): free
Campsite
  • Adult (18+ years):  $15 per night
  • Child/Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

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.  

  • 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.

Bookings for the hut and campsite are required all year.

Book Pinnacles Hut online.

Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.

Pinnacles Hut is on the Mount Somers Track. It can be accessed from Sharplin Falls car park which is at the end of Flynns Road Staveley.

From Woolshed Creek Hut it is 3 hr (6 km). The track is steep in places.

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BX20
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1469480, N5170188
  • Secure your vehicle at the carparks and do not leave valuables in them.
  • Hut wardens may be present at the hut.