Nina Hut
Located in Lake Sumner Forest Park in the Canterbury region
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Introduction
This accessible hut is a good overnight option for families or new trampers who have some tramping experience. Be prepared for a wet and muddy access track.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): $10 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 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
The track to the hut can be wet and boggy in places and it has several stream crossings.
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.
Contacts
| Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 318 9211 |
| arthurspassvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | 104 West Coast Road Arthur's Pass 7654 |
| Hours | See visitor centre hours |
