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Hoka Kura Hut.
Hoka Kura Hut

Located in Lake Sumner Forest Park in the Canterbury region

This hut is owned and managed by the Loch Katrine Association. It is accessible to the public through a booking system.

This is one of three huts at Loch Katrine owned and managed by the Loch Katrine Association. The huts are accessible to the public through a booking system. Email: lochkatrinehuts@gmail.com

We recommend you have flexibility with dates and book well in advance. 

Facilities

  • Bunks – 1 double, 6 single, with mattresses, in two rooms.
  • Cooking – 4 burner gas hob. Bring your own 9 kg gas bottle. Standard POL fitting.
  • Cooking pots and pans, plates, cutlery, glassware, and other kitchen equipment is provided.
  • Water – creek and tank supply. Water is non-potable. Bringing your own drinking water is recommended.
  • Refrigeration – domestic gas powered fridge-freezer. Runs off same bottle as the hob. Consumption approx. 0.5 kg/day.
  • Solar/battery powered lighting and USB charge points. There is no cell phone reception.

The three huts share two vault (long drop) toilets.

What to bring

  • Bedding and towels.
  • Toilet paper and other consumables.
  • Some firewood is usually available, but not guaranteed. Taking your own supply of firewood in winter would be prudent.

Fees

$60 per night for a single person. 
$110 per night for two people.
$140 per night for three or more people.

Bond: $100. Refundable when the hut is declared clean and secure by the next hut users.

Bookings

Contact the Loch Katrine Association to book. Email: lochkatrinehuts@gmail.com

From Lake Taylor the road is a rough 4WD track and that is rarely maintained. High clearance 4WD vehicles are necessary.

The weather is changeable and can be extreme, with streams rising rapidly.

Experienced drivers with high clearance AWD/SUV vehicles may also be able to access the area in dry conditions.

Time from Christchurch is around 3 hours.

The huts were built for and are maintained by groups of families.

Hut users must leave the huts clean, tidy and secure, ready for the next guests. All rubbish must be removed.

Curtains pulled, floors swept, power and water turned off.

No outside open fires are permitted at anytime.

Do not remove hot ashes from the logburners.

Rubbish facilities are not provided – take your rubbish with you, including recyclables.

Dogs are not permitted in the huts. Dogs must be on a leash in the reserve and are not permitted in Lake Sumner Forest Park.

Smoking is not permitted in the huts or in the reserve.