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Huxley Forks Hut.
Huxley Forks Hut

Located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in the Canterbury region

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in Ruataniwha Conservation Park.

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 12 month period.

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Huxley Forks Hut is 6 hours (18 km) up the Huxley valley, off Hopkins valley at the end of Lake Ohau Road.

Officers Hut is nearby. It is 20 m from Huxley Forks Hut. 

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BY14
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1338921, N5122123