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Maitland Hut.
Maitland Hut

Located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park in the Canterbury region

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

Fees

Maitland Hut.
Maitland Hut

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Maitland Hut is 4 hours (10 km) from Lake Ohau Road. Permission is required from Lake Ohau Station (+64 27 458 4025) to walk across the private land at the start of the Maitland Track.

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ14
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1339723, N5098943

In a very heavy snowfall season the avalanche path adjacent to Maitland hut could over fill and advance as far as the hut. Avoid the hut during these times.

Learn more at Be avalanche alert.