Places to stay
There are three Department of Conservation huts on the track, serviced with solid fuel fires for heating, mattresses and running water. Trampers should carry their own cookers.
Hut wardens are present on the tracks from late October until mid April.
Backcountry Hut Tickets or an Annual Hut Pass must be purchased in advance from Department of Conservation offices or approved outlets.
Trampers are expected to leave the huts clean and tidy, and to pack out what they pack in, as there are no rubbish disposal facilities on the track.
This is a serviced 22-bunk hut in the Wakitipu area.
This is a serviced 32-bunk hut in the Wakitipu area.
This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wakitipu area.
Camping is permitted, except in the fragile alpine and sub-alpine areas between Shelter Rock Hut and Dart Hut. Camping is not permitted on Cascade Saddle but is permitted on the glacial bench above the Dart Glacier.
To camp by any of the three huts there is a fee of $5 per night for adults and $2.50 per night for children – if camping here please use the hut toilet. If camping elsewhere please bury all human waste carefully.