Nina Hut
Located in Lake Sumner Forest Park in the Canterbury region
Introduction
This accessible hut is a good overnight option for families with children who have some tramping experience or new trampers.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Seasonal restrictions
This is a popular hut and may be full at times.
Image gallery
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View from Nina Hut Image: Jonathon Moake ©
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Inside Nina Hut Image: Jonathon Moake ©
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Cooking area in Nina Hut Image: Jonathon Moake ©
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The track to Nina Hut is rough and muddy in places Image: Jonathon Moake ©
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Nina Hut sits on an open knoll surrounded by beech forest and mountains.
Facilities
- Bunks - platform (shared) bunks with mattresses
- Water supply - cold water from a rain collection tank
- Heating - wood burner (firewood not provided, collect dead wood from around the hut)
- Long drop toilet a short walk from the hut
- Space for camping outside the hut
- Sleeping bag
- Cooking stove, pots/pans and utensils
- Toilet paper
- Rubbish bag
- Newspaper/firelighters and matches/lighter for the wood burner/fire
- Torch
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $5 per night
- Youth (11–17 years): $2.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–10 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 6 or 12 month period.
About hut tickets and passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Times from nearest road ends and huts
- SH7 about 7 km north of Boyle Village: 3 hr
- Upper Nina Bivvy: 2 hr
- Devils Den Biv: 2 hr
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BT23
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1544217, N5298251
Dogs
No dogs allowed.
COVID-19 vaccination policy
Eligible people aged 12 years three months and over must be fully vaccinated to use DOC accommodation. See COVID-19 vaccination policy.
Contacts
| Rangiora Office | |
| Phone: | +64 3 313 0820 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | esienquiries@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
32 River Road Rangiora 7400 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 349 Rangiora 7440 |
| Full office details | |
