Crosbies Hut

Located in Coromandel Forest Park in the Coromandel region

Introduction

This is a serviced 10-bunk backcountry hut in the Coromandel area, built in 2010. The hut must be booked online in advance.

Hut overview

Category

  • Category
Serviced

Bookings

  • Bookings

Bookings required

Facilities

  • Heating
  • Mattresses
10 bunk beds

Brochures

About this hut

Crosbies Hut was built in 2010 and offers panoramic views of the Coromandel Main Range - north towards Maumaupaki and Mercury Bay and from the Firth of Thames in the west to Table Mountain and the Upper Kauaeranga Valley in the east. The lights of Whitianga are visible at night. 

The hut is situated in an old farming settlement established in 1880, with Thomas Hunter Crosbie being the first settler. Access was by foot, horseback or horse-drawn sledge. There are still some fences alongside the track leading up to the hut. The area became part of the Coromandel Forest Park in 1970.

At the hut site there is a memorial for two Swedish tourists who went missing while tramping in the area in 1989. 

The history of Crosbies Hut.

Getting there

Crosbies Hut is located on the Memorial Loop Track off the Main Range Track, approximately 12 km north east of Thames.

The hut can be accessed from a number of tracks:

  • two access points from Thames township (Waiotahi and Karaka)
  • two access points off the Thames Coast Highway (SH 25) (Te Puru and Waiomu) 
  • one access point off the Tapu-Coroglen Road and one from the Kauaeranga Valley.

The Waiotahi Track can be extremely muddy in wet weather. Allow 4 to 6 hours for all access tracks to Crosbies Hut.

Location

Topo50 map sheet: BB35
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1831356 N5896874

Fees

$15 adult/night, $7.50 child/youth/night (5 - 17 years), preschool free (0 - 4 years).

The Backcountry Hut Pass and other DOC tickets are not valid for use at Crosbies Hut.

Bookings

Book Crosbies Hut online or contact Kauaeranga Visitor Centre.

Note: A surcharge will apply for bookings made through the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre.

Know before you go

  • Visitors should ensure they are self sufficient with food, cooking equipment and lighting.
  • A good level of fitness is required.
  • To deter vermin, surplus food should not be left in the hut.

Contacts

Kauaeranga Visitor Centre
Phone:   +64 7 867 9080
Fax:   +64 4 471 1117
Email:   kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz
Address:   995C Kauaeranga Valley Road
Thames 3577
Postal Address:   PO Box 343
Thames 3540
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